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Yep, hard to believe you need the whole motor. :)

That's liable to be expensive if you do find it, that's the whole motor! Here it is for $34: http://www.mytrainpartsusa.com/253-19---481-12.php The guy at The Train Tender used to have it listed, but I don't see it in his current on-line site. Perhaps you might email him and ask, it was $29...

Would the Lionel #264 Maintenance Manual help?

I guess you didn't actually look at the PemNut?

A PemNut pressed into the hole will give you the threads you need. Drill it out to accept the correct size.

You do know that you can use two 2K 1/4W resistors and stack them to get 1/2W, right? I've done this on several boards when I couldn't get the right wattage or value for a repair.

For a resistor actually dissipating .15W, I'd have gone with the 1/2 watt models myself. BTW, dropping 13 volts at 15MA sounds like 0.195 watts to me. That's too close to the maximum dissipation of a 1/4W resistor to keep me feeling comfortable.

Well, my tape demagnetizer works great on everything I've tried it on. It's truly the "industrial strength" solution. :) You can't demagnetize with a permanent magnet, you need a decaying A/C magnetic field to do the job.

I have my doubts about that Harbor Freight tool to demagnetize anything. I use a Radio Shack 44-233A VCR degausser, it does a through job. I can even demagnetize track and switches with it, very useful to prevent magnatraction engines from picking up stuff stuck to the track. I've seen them...

That is a very common bulb, and pretty much any similar voltage bayonet base bulb will do the trick. I'd probably look for an 18V bulb, it'll draw less current and have a much longer life. A 1447 bulb would do the trick, lower current.

DON'T USE SANDPAPER! I use Scotchbrite and a little WD-40. I also have a set of really small rotary brushes to clean the inside of the connections.

You'll never properly synchronize two transformers, bite the bullet and buy the bigger one.

DON'T USE SANDPAPER! I use Scotchbrite and a little WD-40. I also have a set of really small rotary brushes to clean the inside of the connections.

Go for something bigger than 90 watts if your CW-80 isn't doing it. I'd suggest a KW, they're the best value in watts per dollar.