I am repowering a Mantua 4-6-2 (solid boiler) with NWSL kit and motor.  Its not clear in the instructions (link below) how & where the motor is to be mounted.  The new motor and old motor frame are pictured in the attached photo.  It seems like the motor might be glued to the inner top of the frame with the motor axle & worm gear coming in at an angle to the gear on the drive axle.  The instructions indicate keeping the motor axle "parallel" but I do not see how that could be, not without creating a new base for the motor to sit on.  I cou

Looking for contacts for this very special project.  To explain the project:

My Dad has a old Lionel HO (yes HO) steam engine.  Back when I was a teenager, the engine was not functional, and I took it apart and found out why - a plastic gear on the main drive axle was cracked, and instead of driving the main axle, would just spin in place.  The gear was removed and we attempted to find a replacement with no success.  The engine is still fine, but the gear has gone missing over the years.

Normally a multiple sample set of tests is required before any statement can be made with certainty.  
However, recently a Kato P42 Amtrak engine with the motors in the trucks was made available for 
testing.   

The results of this engine's initial tests were such that a summary of this single test was justified.   

While looking at individual parameters the uniqueness may not stand out, when looking at the 
performance overall the unit is in a class by itself. 

Over the last several months, I have been testing a number of HO engines for various performance features.  These tests have been all DC.  The same section of level track has been used of all of this data.  The section is cleaned daily.