--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't think the Flyonel diesels suffer from axle bushing wear to the 
extent that Gilbert diesels do.  And Lionel has yet to build a 
stinker like the original Gilbert Baldwin as far as operational 
performance.  Apart from being a little on the noisy side, I'm very 
pleased with the performance of my MoPac LTI diesels.


> Chuck, there is much I do not like about the operation of Flyonel 
(they could 
> stand having fly wheels among other things) , but I have found them 
to be 
> very dependable and to pull long trains for extended stretches of 
time with 
> no problems. The only true "dogs" that I know of are the Erie PAs. 
In fact, I 
> have had more problems with one sample of a diesel from your 
favorite brand 
> (to go unmentioned <grin> but now resolved) than with all of my 
Flyonel 
> combined. A good Flyer buddy here in Midland has run Flyonel engines 
for 
> extended periods with no failures either. 
> 
> Again, much could be done to improve the Lionel Flyer line, but 
pulling power 
> and chronic field failures are not among them.
> 
> RB
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


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