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       Do prewar engines typically require more throttle to run?
       By: jsonova99 Date: January 3, 2016, 7:46 am
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       I have a 252 that runs well, but I notice that it requires a lot
       more throttle than my post war trains, I was just curious if
       this is common or not.  For example, when running something like
       a 2343, I can pull 6 cars and a dummy with the ZW set at 8, but
       to run this 153, I need to set it at about 14 when pulling 3
       cars, or about 10 to 12 by itself.  Doesn't appear to be
       straining at all, and doesn't seem to get too terribly hot,
       nothing that would damage it at least.  I generally only run
       older engines like this for short periods just to go easy on
       them with time to cool between anyway.
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