Lionel prewar 2201T wiring diagram needed

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Can anyone tell me how to rewire a Lionel prewar 2201T tender? I don’t know a whole lot about it other than it came with a 1663 engine which I did manage to rewire with the help of K-Line’s Lionel service book. However it had no reference to the tender. It has a mechanism inside. Some claim it is for reversing the engine while others say it is for a bell. It appears to be a simple solenoid with copper contact on the bottom that apparently gets pulled together with power applied. It is supposed to have 3 wires going to the engine but the cloth coated wire is in shambles & don’t have a clue where they were attached. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Fred

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If no one here has the answer for you, you might try George Tebolt. His website is www.georgetebolt.com he specializes in prewar and postwar parts. I’m sure he should have that information.

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Here are a couple more just in case, & [#welcome] ! http://pictures.olsenstoy.com/searchcd31.htm?itm=689 http://www.wmtlionelparts.com/ Thanks, John

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I think this is a link to the right Olsen’s data:
http://pictures.olsenstoy.com/searchcd31.htm?itm=795

“Magic Electrol” was a scheme whereby the whistle relay was used to cycle the e-unit rather than blow a whistle. The relay is what is in the tender. The diagrams are obviously incomplete and not quite right; but maybe you can reconstruct the correct wiring, knowing what it is supposed to do.