Replacing Your Commodore's Headlight; Note - Lionel 777 Commodore Vanderbilt Hudson Instruction Manual

Replacing your Commodore's headlight

Y
our Commodore is illuminated by a 14-volt
lamp located directly behind the boilerface.
During the course of
normal operation, the
lamp may require
replacement.
Lamp replacement
involves removing the
Commodore' s boiler
from the frame. As a
result, you may wish to
have an authorized
Lionel Service Center
perform this task.
Begin by turning your
Commodore over on a
soft, protective surface.
Remove the trailing truck
mounting screw and the
ash pan mounting screw.
Remove the trailing truck
assembly. Then, remove the two retaining screws
Replacing your tender's back-up light
Y
our Commodore Vanderbilt tender is
illuminated by a 14-volt back-up lamp.
During the course of normal
operation, it may require replace-
ment.
Separate the tender body shell
from the frame by removing the
six mounting screws. Lift the ten-
der body up, taking care not to
pull out the wires that are
attached to the inside of the
body shell.
The lamp fits inside a holder,
with its prongs plugged into a
socket. Carefully pull out the
Press Aux2 to make sure headlamp was not accidently turned off,

Note!

before replacing bulb
located in front of the motor. Next, remove the
single screw located beneath the front axle on the
Replacing the lamp inside the boilerface.
holes, and reinstall the screws.
lamp from the socket. Replace it with Lionel
part no. 610-8049-300, available from your
pilot truck. Carefully lift
the Commodore' s shell
away, taking care to
note the wire connec-
tions between the
shell and frame.
Mounted inside the
front of the boiler is
the lamp bracket.
Locate its retaining
screw and remove it.
Finally, replace the
expired lamp with
Lionel part
610-8049-300, then
reinstall the bracket.
Reposition
Commodore' s boiler
over the frame screw
local Lionel Authorized Service
Center or Lionel Service (see page
16).
Plug the replacement lamp into
the socket, then reinsert the
assembly into the
Carefully reposition the tender
body over the frame, making sure
that the paper gasket is in the
proper position. Make sure all of
the wires are inside the body
before you tighten the screws.
no.
the
holder.
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