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Clean the groove using a cotton swab and
denatured alcohol.
Slip the new tire onto the wheel. You may find
it useful to use two small flathead screwdrivers
to stretch the tire over the wheel.
If you twist the tire while stretching it over the
wheel, you will need to remove and reinstall
the tire. Otherwise your engine will wobble
while operating.
Make sure the tire is fully seated inside the groove.
Use a razor blade to trim away any excess tire that
doesn't seat itself inside the groove properly.
Proto-Smoke™ Unit Operation
This steam locomotive contains a smoke unit that outputs smoke through the
smokestack on the boiler of the engine. The smoke unit is essentially a small
heating element and wick that soaks up and then heats a mineral oil-based fluid
that emits a harmless smoke. The smoke is then forced out of the stack by a
small electric fan.
With a few easy maintenance steps, you should enjoy
trouble-free smoke unit operation for years.
-When preparing to run this engine, add 15-20
drops of smoke fluid through the smokestack. We
recommend M.T.H. ProtoSmoke fluid (a small
pipette of ProtoSmoke fluid is included). Do not
overfill the unit or the fluid may leak out and coat
the interior engine components.
-If you choose not to add the fluid (or have already
added the fluid but choose to run smoke-free), turn off
the smoke unit control (Full Counter Clockwise
Position) located under the tender body. Failure
either to add fluid to the unit or to turn it off may
damage the smoke unit heating element and/or
wicking material.
-When the smoke output while running the engine
begins to diminish, add another 10-15 drops of smoke
fluid or turn the smoke unit off.
-When storing the unit for long periods of time, you
may want to add about 15 drops of fluid to prevent the
wick from drying out.
Headlight Replacement Instructions
The PS 3.0 headlights and other associated lights are small LEDs that require a lot less
power and generate a lot less heat than incandescent bulbs, resulting in extremely long
life compared to the incandescent bulbs. The LEDs are not user serviceable
Premier UP 4-6-6-4 Challenger Steam Engine
Figure 12: Adding Fluid
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Add 15-20 Drops
Smoke Fluid
Smoke Unit Cover
Wick in
Wick in
Poor
Good
Condition
Condition
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