Maintaining And Servicing Your Locomotive Adding Fluid To Your Locomotive's Smoke Generator - Lionel RS-11 Owner's Manual

Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive's smoke generator
Y our locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean, white smoke
during operation.
The smoke generator requires the periodic addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order to
function. Pierce the tube end with a pin. Then add 10-15 drops of fluid into the locomotive's
duct. Refer to Figure 4. Smoke production will commence momentarily, faster if you run your
locomotive at speed. When smoke production decreases, add more fluid (four to eight drops).
If you prefer to operate the locomotive without smoke, locate the switch on the bottom of
the engine under the cab marked SMK/NO SMK (see Figure 1 on page 5 for the location).
Move the switch to NO SMK and your locomotive will stop smoking.
When the smoke unit is on, always keep a small amount of smoke fluid in the locomo-
tive's smoke generator; the generator's element can become damaged if operated without fluid.
Smoke production is greater at higher voltages and when the locomotive is pulling a heavy
load or long consist.
Never operate the smoke unit when dry. This will cause the smoke unit to overheat
Caution!
and may damage your engine.
Add fluid
here
Figure 4. Duct location
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