lionel 4-8-4 smoke problem

[Anonymous]

this engine stopped smoking today and leaks a little( or i over filled it) cant find a on and off swith so was wondering is it rather easy to replace this? Or is there maybe a trick to checking it to make sure if it works or not?

 

thanks train gods!

[1688torpedo]

 Hi Zeke!    Is this the Lackawanna 4-8-4 That Charlie gave you from 1988?  If so, They had no switch to turn on/off the Smoke Unit. Sounds like you may have overfilled it. Turn it upside down with a rag or paper towel under the Smoke Stack to let the Excess fluid Drain out. Then, try it out again & see how it smokes. Should be nothing too much wrong with it. Let us know what happens. Take Care.

[Anonymous]

thanks keith you are the man. it over flowed. And i  cleaned the spill . my light bulb burnt out, maybe cuz is got oilk all over it, duh.

 

Thing smokes like crazy now, i didnt know it smoked out the sides, this is way cool. There is a switch on the tender whats that for?

[1688torpedo]

 Hi Zeke!    Glad your Lackawanna is smoking again!  The Switch on the bottom of the Tender shuts off the Sound of Steam instead of disconnecting the tether between the engine & tender all the time & the whistle sound will still work when activated by a controller. There are tubes connected from the Smoke Generator to the steam chest to simulate steam coming from the Cylinders connected to the Rods on a Real Steam Engine. Take Care.

[Anonymous]

I love this engine and the way it smokes, it is heavy and flows nicely. Except it dont like 027 curves,lol