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alexweiihman
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smoke units
Posted by alexweiihman on Monday, January 1, 2007 4:43 PM
Can any one tell me the parts of a modern unit and what they do?
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ChiefEagles
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Posted by ChiefEagles on Monday, January 1, 2007 4:49 PM
MAKE SMOKE Shock [:O]Whistling [:-^]Wink [;)]

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Buckeye Riveter
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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Monday, January 1, 2007 5:12 PM

 ChiefEagles wrote:
MAKE SMOKE Shock [:O]Whistling [:-^]Wink [;)]

Click on here to see what is inside of a Lionel Smoke unit.   But then again, it might not be what is in your engine and since we don't know the type of unit due to the lack of information on this pop quiz, we can't be of very much help. 

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1688torpedo
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Posted by 1688torpedo on Monday, January 1, 2007 5:20 PM
Hello Alex!   Postwar & most Lionel Smoke units have a Piston inside a round chamber that travels up & down & this is what causes the Smoke to come out of the Stack & the piston is usually connected to a lever that is pushed by a Connecting Rod while the Drive Wheel's turn. Now, on Modern Steam & some Diesel Engines a small fan is used inside of the Engine to accomplish the same amount of work that the Piston above used to do. On some American Flyer Engines the Smoke Generator was actually inside of the Tender & a flexible tube was used in between the engine & tender to get the Smoke to the Smoke Stack. This method is not used anymore by the manufacturer's at all. Hope this helps. Take Care.
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alexweiihman
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Posted by alexweiihman on Monday, January 1, 2007 5:29 PM
The smoke unit belongs to a K-line K-4 made in 05 or 04
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