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Locomotive basics
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our locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean, white smoke dur-
ing operation. A reservoir beneath the stack contains the fluid and a wick, which, once saturat-
ed, supplies the heating element with the right amount of fluid. Add 10-20 drops (shown in Figure
3) to prime the unit the first time you run the locomotive or after being stored for an extended peri-
od of time, and then add 10 to 20 drops to refill when smoke production decreases. When refilling,
DO NOT EXCEED 20 DROPS as this can cause your smoke units to become oversaturated allowing
leakage onto the electronics. Note that operating your locomotive's smoke unit without smoke fluid
will cause damage to the heating element.
If you prefer to operate your locomotive without smoke, locate the smoke unit switch and slide it
to the NO SMK position. Refer to Figure 4 on page 8 for the location of the switch.
For best performance, we recommend using 6-37841 Lionel Premium Smoke Fluid
only. Do NOT use smoke fluid from ready-to-run train sets.
Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator
Note!
Figure 3.
Smoke fluid locations
Add fluid here (no more
than 10 to 15 drop)
