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Adding Lubrication
The next step is adding steam oil to the loco...
This locomotive is a steam vapor-propelled device and as such
REQUIRES A HIGH-
TEMPERATURE LUBRICATING STEAM OIL ONLY!
The steam oil is not included in the
package, but should be found at the same retailer that has sold you the locomotive and/
or from Aristo-Craft itself
.
Two syringes are included with this locomotive for fill and removal of steam oil. Ignore the
one-time use label as this note is for medical use only
(See fig. #8).
Looking down on the locomotive with front facing away from you, on the left side on the
running board you will see a master valve for the oil. Unscrew the master valve in order
to fill the oil
(See fig. #9)
.
Filling one of the syringes with 8ml of oil, you then insert the tip of the syringe into the
hole where you removed the master valve from. As you release the oil make sure to
move the locomotive, by hand, slowly forward to push the oil into the cylinders and valves.
DO NOT MOVE THE LOCOMTIVE BACKWARDS DURING THIS PROCESS, FOR IT
WILL CAUSE THE OIL TO COME OUT INSTEAD OF BEING PUSHED THROUGH.
NOTE! The fill of the oil is done in stages and the cover of the master valve needs to be
screwed closed after the oil is inserted each time the process is done.
Repeat this process two or three times, and on the last fill, tighten the access cover
securely. A total of 8ml of oil, as indicated on the syringe side, is the most oil that should
be added every 3-4 runs depending on the lengths of the runs.
fig. #8
Included syringes for oil insertion
fig. #9
Removing the oil valve
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