something else
the bell behind the stack seems to be some kind of valve
it pulls up
i tried to get the tube out of the plastic  but the bell is holding it in

new pics
this is what i found
red wire is on left side wheels
the extra wire goes to the red side/left
4 wires go up inside 2 to the light
2 must be to heat the oil
all are black
2 from each side of the chassis
there is a bellows
i pulled off the face where the light is looks ok cant see too much
im going to try to find more pics
something, maybe a switch is broken off on the left side where
you would climb up in the cab

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hey rich   cool vids  thanks  i got carried away watchin some
damn i could spend alot of time watchin vids  lol
lots of info there too
ok jim
i did the motor test good news  it runs and the light came on on the loco
runs rough and squeaky  i havent cleaned it yet
i only ran it a cpl seconds
ill be getting some stuff this weekend so
i guess ill start to diassemble the loco until then
any suggestions where to start there
also i dont see any switches on the tender
thanks

ok i opened it up
pretty dirty
and as i moved it a lil i can see play in the small gear to the lower right
and was also told a gear slips in these motors but can be soldered
wireing looks ok here
any ideas on the blue wire coming out of the loco
seems alot more complicated to get at the gut of the loco......

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well thanks to u all for the info
i do think this 1 had smoke too dad had 2  my brother has the other 1
there is only 1 guy around here that fixes stuff at the hobby store
and i really dont like the attitude there 
so im guess im going to try to do this myself
1st order is a wireing issue  maybe the pics didnt show an unattached wire
i did put it on the track for laughs  and it laughed at me  nothin
again thanks for time
ill post some more pics as i open it up

hi
thanks for reading my post
my dad gave me his old ho stuff,
stuff i remember seeing run as a kid
this 1 id like to get fixed if its worth it
the tender is also a drive unit

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hey  thanks Bach-Man  ill make a new post w pics
and thanks for the advice on the pics Jonathan

i have a  locomotive w attached tender id like to identify to see if its worth gettin repaired   i have pics if anyone can help or know a site to help me
thanks

its been a long time since i did this, i jus finished the plywood and 2x4 frame, doing a train and xmass tree on it this yr, i jus bought a roll of grass mat to start, my question is whats the best way to put the grass mat on, it will be permanent, is there a glue  or paint maybe   thanks