Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator
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our locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces a safe, clean, white smoke
during operation. In order to function, the smoke generator requires the periodic addition of
Lionel smoke fluid. A small bottle of smoke fluid is included with your locomotive.
To add smoke fluid, press down and unscrew the cap of the smoke fluid bottle. Pierce the tip of the
nozzle with a pin. Then add 10 to 15 drops of fluid into the stack of your locomotive as illustrated in
Figure 6. Power up your locomotive, and smoke production will start momentarily. Smoke production
will start faster if you operate your locomotive at higher speeds. Smoke production is greatest at high
voltages and when the locomotive pulls a heavy load. When smoke production decreases, add four to
eight additional drops of smoke fluid.
If you prefer to operate your locomotive without smoke, locate the smoke unit switch under the
roof top hatch and slide it to the NO SMK position. Refer to Figure 1 on page 12 for the location of this
switch.
When the smoke unit switch is in the SMK position, always keep a small amount of smoke fluid
in the smoke unit. Operating your locomotive’s smoke unit without smoke fluid will cause damage to
the heating element.
Always operate your locomotive’s smoke unit with the addition of smoke fluid to
prevent damage to the heating element.
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Caution!
Add smoke to either
hole — not both
Front
Rear
Figure 6. Adding smoke fluid
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