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Locomotive basics
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our locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean, white smoke
during operation. Add 10-20 drops to the exhaust stack (shown in Figure 3) to prime the unit
the first time you run the locomotive or after being stored for an extended period 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 unit to become oversaturated allowing leakage onto the elec-
tronics. 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 9 for the location of the switch.
For best performance, we recommend using Lionel 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 location
Exhaust stack
