29
29: Finish the fuel tank with speaker grille cloth and mod-
ified plastic parts.
14.3 Final lubrication
Remember that we only put light (10) weight Nano-Oil on
the gears? Well, it is time to provide longer-term lubrication
with heavier weight Nano-Oil. With the loco still in the cradle,
put one drop of the 85-weight Nano-Oil on each of the four
exposed gears on the bottom of the loco. When you run the
loco, this will get distributed throughout the entire gear train,
all the way up to the worm gear.
Dirt and corrosion are enemies of electrical contact, making
for irregular sound and performance. Daylight Sales provides
the electrical equivalent of Nano-Oil, called Never Stall. It lubri-
cates and cleans electrical contacts and inhibits corrosion. Put
a drop of Never Stall on each wheel bearing where it contacts
the copper pickup plate.
14.4 Reinstall couplers
Now you will understand why I wanted to take the couplers out
in one assembly for each end of the loco. You can just snake
