Rail King Docksider 0-4-0 Operating Instructions Manual - Adding Smoke Fluid

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0-4-0 Steam Engine Instructions

Because the locomotive’s internal gearing has been greased at the

factory, you shouldn’t need to add more grease until you have run the

locomotive for 50 hours or owned it for a year, whichever comes first.

See the section on lubrication, pages 11-12, for details.

Adding Smoke Fluid

The 0-4-0 contains a self-powered smoke unit that outputs a steady

stream of smoke through the smoke stack on the top of the engine. The 

ON/OFF switch must be in the ON position in order for the smoke unit 

to function.  See Fig. 10 below.

The smoke unit is essentially a small heating element and wick which

soak up and then “cook" a mineral oil-based fluid, that creates a

harmless smoke.  The smoke is then forced out of the stack via a small

electric fan which runs at a constant speed. However, the smoke

intensity can be varied by changing the transformer voltage setting.  The 

higher the setting, the more intense the smoke output

Before operating the engine, you should add smoke fluid to the smoke

unit by pouring 15 - 25 drops of fluid into the locomotive’s smoke

stack.  Use the included ProtoSmoke® smoke fluid vial or Seuthe, LGB

or LVTS smoke fluid before you run the engine.  If you don’t choose to

add the fluid, then the smoke unit switch should be turned off.

Failure to either add the fluid or turn the switch off could lead to

damage to the smoke unit heating element and or wicking.  After

adding the fluid, gently blow into the stack to eliminate any air bubbles.

Do not overfill the unit as

overfilling can cause the

fluid to leak out and coat

the interior engine

components.  When the

smoke output begins to

diminish while running the

engine, an additional 20--25

drops of smoke fluid should

be added or the smoke unit

switch should be turned off.

When storing the engine for 

ProtoSmoke® ON/OFF Switch

Figure 10:  Locating the ProtoSmoke® ON/OFF Switch