smoke fluids

[Anonymous]

I have several smoking steamers-681, 2055, 2018. 2055 is liquid smoke, the others are the old coil. I run #2909 Lionel fluid in all. They smoke ok-but not like MTH. (I like lots of smoke) What fluid puts out the best-I heard Supersmoke is good, Also-do the old pellets smoke better than the fluid?
Thanks
TOm

[Jumijo]

I use Lionel smoke fluid in my 1940's 2025 and it smokes like a chimney. I've tried megasteam and to be honest, it just didn't work as well as the Lionel fluid. I still have half a bottle of megasteam fluid, but I'll never put it in another one of my locomotives, and I'll never buy any more of it.

Jim

[spankybird]

The only way to make these older engines smoke like an MTH is to convert them to a fan driven smoke unit.

[ChiefEagles]

Jim, mix them half and half or 3/4 Mega and 1/4 other. I use Mega Steam [coal fired and diesel, cough cough[;)]] in all of my engines [modern and post war] but I mix it. Seems the Mega Steam is a little too thin and burns up fast. The mixture with Lionel or MTH fluids seems to work great and lasts longer.

[Anonymous]

It's just my opinion, but I think in the old postwar engines the pellets work best. I've tried the megasteam, mth and lionel fluid and I get better smoke out of the pellets. Now in my newer fan driven smoke units I love the megasteam especially since I can get a nice scent that my wife won't want to kill me over.(she hates the smell of the pellets and lionel/mth fluid)

[ChiefEagles]

Great boat. [:D]

[Anonymous]

LOL....thanks