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RailKing PA AA Diesel Engine
Initial Lubrication
Although the engine was lubricated at the factory, it is important that you
lubricate the chassis before operation. Lightly grease the outside idler and
drive gears (marked “G” in Fig. 3 on page 11) to prevent them from squeaking.
Use light household oil and follow the lubrication points marked “L” in Fig. 2
on page 10. Do not over-oil. Use only a drop or two on each pivot point.
At this point, you are ready to put your engine on the track and begin running
it.
Basic Operation
Throttle
– Throttle up the power to your track. Give enough power so that
the engine’s headlight shines brightly. Then put the engine into motion by
either firmly pressing the Direction button on your transformer or remote once
or dropping and advancing the throttle to put the engine in forward.
Operation Buttons
Use the operation buttons on your transformer or remote as described below.
Horn/Whistle
- To sound the horn, firmly press the Horn/Whistle button. The
horn will sound for as long as you continue to depress the button. It will stop
when you release the button. The horn has four different endings, depending
on whether you hold the button for less than three seconds, three seconds, four
seconds, or five seconds or longer.
Bell
- To sound the bell, firmly press and release the Bell button. To turn the
bell off, press and release the Bell button again. The bell will continue to ring
from the time your turn it on until you press and release the button again to
turn it off.
Direction
– Your train is programmed to start in neutral. To put the engine
into forward and then to change the direction of the train or to put it into
neutral, firmly press and release the Direction button on your transformer. Just
as you must stop your car between forward and reverse, this engine will not go
directly from forward to reverse; it goes into neutral between directions. If the
train has been moving forward, the first press of the Direction button will put
the train from forward into neutral, the second press into reverse, the third
press back into neutral, and the fourth back into forward. To prevent accidental
high-speed start-ups, this engine is programmed to restart in neutral each time
the track voltage is turned off for 10 seconds or more.
