Rail King 6-8-6 Steam Turbine Engine Operating Instructions Manual

Rail King 6-8-6 Steam Turbine Engine Operating Instructions Manual Manual pdf 17 page image

17RailKing 6-8-6 Steam Turbine EngineProtoSmoke® Unit OperationThis steam locomotive contains a smoke unit that outputs smoke through thesmokestack on the boiler of the engine. The smoke unit is essentially a smallheating element and wick that soaks up and then heats a mineral oil-basedfluid that emits a harmless smoke. The smoke is then forced out of the stackby a small electric fan.With a few easy maintenance steps, you should enjoy trouble-free smoke unitoperation for years.When preparing to run this engine, add 15-20 drops of smoke fluid throughthe smokestack (see figure 4 on pg. 4). We recommend M.T.H. ProtoSmoke,Seuthe, LGB, or LVTS fluids (a small pipette of ProtoSmoke fluid isincluded). Do not overfill the unit or the fluid may leak out and coat theinterior engine components.If you choose not to add the fluid (or have already added the fluid but chooseto run smoke-free), turn off the smoke unit switch located under the body (seefigure 5 on pg. 5). Failure either to add fluid to the unit or to turn it off maydamage the smoke unit heating element and/or wicking material.When the smoke output while running the engine begins to diminish, addanother 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 15drops of fluid to prevent the wick from drying out.After removing the engine from storage, add another 25 drops of fluid, lettingthe wick soak up the fluid for 15 minutes prior tooperation.If you experience poor or no smoke output whenthe smoke unit is on and has fluid, check the wickto see if it has become hard, blackened, andunabsorbent around the heating element. Removethe smoke unit inspection cover from the smokeunit’s body (see Fig. 12 ). After removing thechassis and inspection cover screws, lift theinspection plate away and inspect the wick. If it isdarkly discolored and hard, it should be replaced.You can obtain replacement wicks and instructionsfrom the M.T.H. Parts Department.Smoke UnitCover ScrewsFigure 12. InspectionCover Screws