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RailKing 2-6-0 Train Set Operating Manual
RAILKING
have to be removed and reinstalled or a noticeable wobble in your
engine will occur when operating the locomotive. In addition, it is
important to make sure that the tire is fully seated inside the groove.
Any portion of the tire extending out of the groove can cause the
engine to wobble. A razor blade can be used to trim away any excess
tire that doesn't t seat itself inside the groove properly.
Replacement tires are available directly from MTH Electric Trains.
Locomotive Smoke Unit Maintenance
Operating the engine
without smoke fluid
and with the smoke
unit switch in the ON
position can damage
your smoke unit wick,
causing the wick to
become hard,
blackened and
unabsorbant around
the heating element.
When this occurs, it
may be difficult for the
wick to soak up the
smoke fluid resulting in
poor or no smoke
output. If that occurs,
we recommend that
you inspect and/or replace the wick
taking care to not run the engine without
fluid in the future. You can inspect the
wick to see if it needs replacement by
removing the smoke unit inspection
cover from the body as seen in Fig. 21.
After removing the chassis and
inspection cover screws lift the
inspection plate away and inspect the
wick. If the wick is darkly discolored and
hard, it should be replaced.
Figure 20: Removing the locomotive body for smoke unit
maintenance.
Figure 21: Opening the smoke unit for
wick replacement.
