Peter who sent me the donations and 1976 catalogue sent me this old Lima Deltic to service.
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@paultierney88673 жыл бұрын
From a bag of bolts to a super smooth loco, well done. Gives us all faith. I am now inspired to service my childhood hst from 1978, I am now 50 something. Thank you.
@astolatpere113 жыл бұрын
Lighting wonderful, just the right amount of conversation, lovely layout, no cutting corners. 👍👍👍
@cass2763 жыл бұрын
I don't have a layout, (no room) but I love watching you work I'm tempted to buy some non running locos and service them just for fun 'cause I love models and fixing things. Nice work Bill! Cheers Chris
@petertate57413 жыл бұрын
Well done Bill,thanks for that, tremors in my hands now stops me from servicing any more. Thanks again running brilliantly.
@oobill3 жыл бұрын
No probs Peter. Hope it runs well for a long time. It should do.
@paulcherrytrains33392 жыл бұрын
Just got the same one. Mine just needed a light oiling and new traction tyres. Great service. Thanks for showing. Regards Paul.
@MarkInLA2 жыл бұрын
Hey, Billy'o ! Give a smile to the camera some time, so we can put a face with the name...Enjoying your vids in Los Angeles..
@SoRTs62333 жыл бұрын
So, is this the LIMA Class 55 "Weld"! Great work again, Bill. Cheers
3 жыл бұрын
Great video Bill, I have a Lima Deltic that has the same problem, thanks to you I now have way of getting to motor to service it, big thanks
@oobill3 жыл бұрын
Interesting. They must have had some problem with the manufacturing process and ended up melding the body and chassis at one end.
@timsmith81893 жыл бұрын
That looked terrific on your layout with the coaches 🥳
@davidhardy73563 жыл бұрын
Cheers for sharing this one Bill. I still have this very same loco in my collection . Now i know what to expect when i get around to servicing it .
@marcdempsey58503 жыл бұрын
Wow what a difference, so quiet and smooth after some time spent on the loco. Few lessons learnt there, not gonna trust all tyres are the same now. Fantastic again working your magic. Any chance of some running session videos again, love these service videos but miss your running ones as well, so relaxing 😎 look forward to the next video.
@johnedwards42743 жыл бұрын
Great vlog I have a few of these Regards from a Brit in Germany
@paulnewnes19213 жыл бұрын
Those old Lima deltics seem to go for ever don't they, The main problem with them is keeping all the buffers in place as they seem to disappear at the drop of a hat. Another great Bill I've learned so much since I discovered your channel
@argonaut63863 жыл бұрын
Lost the buffers on mine just after getting it as a kid in the late 70's. I've still got it in my bedside draw. It was my favourite and I've got very fond memories of getting it Christmas morning from my grandad.
@davidpeters71512 жыл бұрын
I have found on some models that when made the manufacturer is in a bit of hurry to get them out and sometimes the paint is not dry the overspray inside the body mainly and so when the underframe is put into the body it is sort of glued in, it can be a bit of a fight though to get it out and you are assured that some damage may be done. I had the same problem with a friends loco a model of an Australian loco that after following the instuctions to remove the body it would not come off at all, it would not even move and this one had to as well, it was not a Lima model but made in China for a mob here in Australia. After a couple of hours we did mange to get it off though but boy that paint made a good glue. It took three of us myself, my friend the owner and my son just to get the body off, of it. Luckily no damage was done to it.
@barra87713 жыл бұрын
That was fairly belting along after you gave it the magic touch.
@johnodea6543 жыл бұрын
hi bill love your vidios to open the bodies of these lima locos on this loco as in the class 47 lima s you have to remove the the black part of buffers they just pull out and bingo the body just clips out hope this helps irish fan
@oobill3 жыл бұрын
No the body shell was actually joined to the chassis. Looked like a manufacturing error.
@TheDocster53 жыл бұрын
I had the exact same sticky problem with the Blue "Fife & Forfar Yeomanry", I persevered stroking very gently with a stanley knife, took a while but I got it.
@oobill3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it was very surprising to see. The body actually joined with the chassis at one end. It would take a bit of destructive work to sort it but I wasn't doing that if I could get the loco running OK otherwise.
@7649angel2 жыл бұрын
Nice one!
@paulc95883 жыл бұрын
Despite their shortcomings these old Lima diesels are tough and reliable workhorses. I remember paying around £30 for them new back in the late 1990s so something of a bargain compared to modern equivalents. Ironically the worst ones are those made in the last 2-3 years when the quality declined as the company was on the verge of collapse.
@rhiwderinraytube3 жыл бұрын
I think the buffers pull out to detach the body....?? Tip - a couple of Guitar plectrums are a good solution for those troublesome body clips! Slip between the chassis and the body.
@oobill3 жыл бұрын
No the body shell was actually joined to the chassis. Looked like a manufacturing error.
@henrybest40573 жыл бұрын
You didn't say whether, before you tested the slow starting, you run the loco in for a while. Running in evenly distributes the lubrication and re-beds the brushes, making for a slower start.
@Stewartgray418 Жыл бұрын
Does this model have front bogey pickups please ?
@Hal-Zuzzu_Model_Railway3 жыл бұрын
If only trains were made with easier removal of bodies!!! Job well done :)
@beeble2003 Жыл бұрын
They are. The body isn't supposed to be welded to the chassis like that.
@kellypaws3 жыл бұрын
The buffers aren't holding on the body, the same as the Lima 47?
@oobill3 жыл бұрын
No the body shell was actually joined to the chassis. Looked like a manufacturing error.
@alangordon75082 жыл бұрын
Really love the videos but please stop cutting with the scalpel towards your hands/fingers, I worry that you will get a bad cut!