Maintaining And Servicing Your Locomotive; Adding Fluid To Your Locomotive's Smoke Generator - Lionel American Flyer 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Locomotive and Tender 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 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, then add 10
to 15 drops of fluid into the stack of your locomotive. It is easier to add smoke fluid if your
locomotive is powered down or the smoke unit is off. Power up your locomotive with the smoke
unit switch in the ON position, and smoke production will start momentarily. When smoke
production decreases, add four to eight additional drops of smoke fluid.
When the smoke unit switch is in the ON 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.
If you prefer to operate your locomotive without smoke, locate the smoke unit switch and
slide it to the OFF position. Refer to Figure 7 for the location of this switch.
In the TrainMaster Command Control environment, press AUX1, 8 on your CAB-1 Remote
Controller to turn off the smoke unit. To turn on the smoke unit, be sure that the smoke unit
switch is in the ON position, then press AUX1, 9.
Always operate your locomotive's smoke unit with the addition of smoke fluid to
Caution!
prevent damage to the heating element.
Figure 7. Smoke unit switch
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Smoke unit switch
Body screw