Author Archives: Warren
July 15, 2012 Update…
The following work was done on 7/15/12 by Chuck Trabert, Buzz Morrisette and Warren Newhauser: Pictures are here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bz68n0yccgjqprl/eaxHuYVMBG?m Warren Troubleshooting Waukesha control panel as to why the 3 minute pulses to the auto-starting wheel are not working Tested the … Continue reading
2011 Season Restoration Summary – 12-18-11
It is a balmy damp day at IRM. As I get ready for the final day of work this year, mainly to remove the cars’s golf car batteries, I hear a constant dripping sound from the cars in Yard 10. … Continue reading
The Waukesha ‘Enginator’ – Intro to ‘Carbon Pile’ Voltage Regulator Technology – 11/19/11
At this point the ‘Enginator’ was working, but there was still one major obstacle to be fixed. The carbon pile voltage regulator was not working. It was ‘stuck on full’ charging the batteries at 168 Amps at 44 Volts (for … Continue reading
The Waukesha ‘Enginator’ – Really Getting it Working – Day 5, Friday 11/4/11
After several days of prep work and now getting the ‘Enginator’ running everyone was really excited – we had really accomplished something pretty significant. But, we were sort of “out of available weekends” with our families so we decided to … Continue reading
The Waukesha ‘Enginator’ Finally Runs (sort of)! Day 4, Wed. 10-26-11
On Wednesday Oct. 26, I made a quick run out to IRM to salvage more Waukesha parts from the units that were being scrapped. We had determined that the engine temp and oil pressure sensors were not working and I … Continue reading
Q. Getting the Waukesha ‘Enginator’ Running – “The Gremlins are in the Ground” – Days 1-3, Oct. 9, 22, 23, 2011
It has been a few months since I’ve updated the X-5000 restoration blog. This time we have many new breakthrough developments to report. Please see complete pictures online at: http://dyncarx5000.shutterfly.com/pictures Beginning in early Oct. 2011 we learned that John Grube, … Continue reading
X-5000 Work Day 6/18/11
We had a productive work session on June 18, 2011 at IRM. Chuck Trabert and I checked for persistent roof leaks in three places. There is one major leak through the A/C duct above the middle row of berths that … Continue reading
Possible X-5 Builder Photo
The photograph scanned below is from the Chuck Trabert collection and features what could be an actual builder’s photo of the Milwaukee Road Dynamometer car.
Update from Nov. 21, 2010
Today, we had a record crew of 5 people out to work on car! Gary Olson, Larry Kuehn, Paul (?), Dave (?) and Warren Newhauser showed up on this rainy but warm November Sunday. We got some expertise and a … Continue reading