"Specialists in American Flyer Trains & S-Gauge Railroading"

6 Storeybrooke Drive

Newburyport, MA 01950-3408
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AM. FLYER REPAIR CLINICS

AM. FLYER REPAIR CLINICS

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REPAIR CLINIC

DCC in “S” - CONSIDERING DCC FOR YOUR S LAYOUT ? (Courtesy of Michael Greene)


ENGINE LUBRICATION - GREASE & OIL YOUR ENGINES FOR BEST OPERATION


AF SMOKE UNITS - # 1: REPAIRING AMERICAN FLYER® SMOKE UNITS--STANDARD, & FRANKLIN


LINK COUPLER CONVERSION - # 2: LINK-COUPLER (LC) TO KNUCKLE-COUPLER (KC) CONVERSION INSTRUCTIONS


RAILSOUNDS - # 3: CONTROL & ACTIVATION OF THE LIONEL/AF RAILSOUNDS DIESEL HORN & BELL


CONVERT 370 GP7 TO KC - # 4: CONVERTING LC GP-7 TRUCKS TO KC GP-7 TRUCKS


TRANSFORMERS - # 5: PHASING TRANSFORMERS


TRANSFORMERS - # 6: TRANSFORMER TESTING AND SAFETY SUGGESTIONS


SOLDERING - # 7: SOME SOLDERING TIPS


PRE-WAR CHUGGER - # 8: SERVICING THE AMERICAN FLYER CHUGGING TENDER MECHANISMS


TRACK CLEANING - # 9: TRACK CLEANING FLUIDS


WIRING STEAM ENGINES - # 10: WIRING DIAGRAMS FOR AM. FLYER STEAM ENGINE


STEAM ENGINE DRIVE WHEELS - # 11: REPAIRING & REBUILDING STEAM-ENGINE DRIVE-WHEELS


MTH 785 COAL LOADER SPEED - # 12: IMPROVING THE MTH 785 COAL-LOADER PERFORMANCE


KNUCKLE COUPLER TRUCKS - # 13: RE-ATTACHING DIECAST SIDEFRAMES TO KNUCKLE-COUPLER TRUCKS


WIRING DIESEL ENGINES - # 14: WIRING DIAGRAMS FOR AM. FLYER DIESELS


WIRING GILBERT HO ENGINES - # 15: WIRING DIAGRAMS FOR AM. FLYER HO ENGINES 


ALUMINUM PASSENGER CARS - # 16: ALUMINUM PASSENGER CARS: REMOVING THE FLOORS 


RE-CHROMING - # 17: CHROME-PLATING AM. FLYER SHELLS


FLYONEL ERIE ENGINES - # 18: IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF THE FLYONEL ERIE PA


RESTRINGING CRANES - # 19: RE-STRINGING THE 644/944 CRANE


"FASTER IN REVERSE" - # 20: THAT "FASTER-IN-REVERSE" SYNDROME


WIRING AIR CHIME WHISTLE - #21: WIRING THE AIR CHIME WHISTLE CONTROLS


BULB SELECTION - #22: BULBS-- WHAT BULB IS USED WHERE ?


AF REVERSE UNITS - #23: SERVICING THE AF REVERSE UNITS


785 RESTRINGING - #24: RESTRINGING THE 785 COAL-LOADER


PULLMOR DIESELS - #25: PULLMOR DIESEL WHEEL ARRANGEMENT 


FLYONEL MIKADO SMOKE UNIT - #26: REPLACING THE MIKADO SMOKE UNIT 


WIRING 785 COAL LOADER - #27: 785 COAL LOADER WIRING 


WIRING 760 FLASHER - #28: 760 HIGHWAY FLASHER WIRING


QUARTERING TOOLS - #29: AC GILBERT QUARTERING TOOLS


BUILDING TURNOUTS - #30: BUILDING A CLOSED FROG SWITCH (Courtesy of Tommy Robichaud; from Bristol S-Gaugers website)


FLYONEL SMOKE UNITS (2) - #31: IMPROVING "FLYONEL" DOCKSIDER & NORTHERN SMOKE OUTPUT (Courtesy of Harwood Owings)


FLYONEL NORTHERN SMOKE UNIT - #31A: REPLACING "FLYONEL" NORTHERN SMOKE UNIT (from S-Gaugian)


WIRING 752 COAL LOADER - #32: 752 & 752A COAL LOADER WIRING


FLYONEL REVERSE UNITS - #33: REPLACING FLYONEL ELECTRONIC E-UNITS


RE-BUSHING DIESELS - #34: REBUILDING DIESEL POWER TRUCKS


S-I-T SMOKE UNITS - #35: REBUILDING SMOKE-IN-TENDER UNITS


TALKING STATION NEEDLES - #36: TALKING STATION NEEDLES


752 RESTRINGING - #37: RESTRINGING THE 752 COAL-LOADER


761 SEMAPHORE - #38: WIRING & OPERATING THE 761 SEMAPHORE


USING "BULLFROG SNOT" - #39:      DELETED 


DIESEL MOTORS - #40: DIESEL MOTORS --- WHICH FIELD & ARMATURE DO I NEED?


CARBON ROLLERS - #41: REPLACING CARBON ROLLERS IN DEADMAN-STYLE TRANSFORMERS (15B, 16B, 17B, 18B, 30B, etc.)


ELECTRICAL CONTROL HANDBOOK - #42: "SPEED & DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AM. FLYER TRAINS" (Courtesy of Norbert Doerry)


STEAM ENGINE BRUSH SPRINGS - #43: REPLACING PA16A380 BRUSHES & SPRINGS


REVERSE LOOPS HANDBOOK - #44: "REVERSE LOOPS WITH AM. FLYER TRAINS" (Courtesy of Norbert Doerry)


AF ROTATING AIRCRAFT BEACONS - #45: THOSE TEMPERAMENTAL AF AIRCRAFT BEACONS


AF 490 WHISTLING BAGGAGE CAR - #46: THE PREWAR AF 490 WHISTLING BAGGAGE CAR (Courtesy of Ray Kruczek)


DECALS, STICKERS, STAMPS, & TRANSFERS - #47: LETTERING OPTIONS FOR REPAIRS & RESTORATIONS


THE 1981 FLYONEL E-UNIT - #48: FIXING THE 1981 FLYONEL E-UNIT (Courtesy of Bill Clark)


MTH 785 INTERNAL & CONTROL WIRING - #49: MTH 785 COAL LOADER WIRING SCHEMATIC (Courtesy of James Ellsworth)


HOW TO MAKE A CUSTOM RDC CONTROL - #50: PREWAR RDC ENGINES CONTROL BUTTON (Courtesy of Ray Kruczek)


SMOKE-IN-TENDER UNITS - #51: SMOKE-IN-TENDER UNITS: 1946 vs 1947


FLYONEL ACTION TRUCKS - #52: FLYONEL BROKEN ACTION-TRUCK FIX


RE-BUSHING DIESEL TRUCKS - #53: HOW DO I KNOW IF MY DIESEL NEEDS TO BE RE-BUSHED?



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