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RailKing GP-7/9 Diesel Engine 17

forced out of the stack by a small electric fan. Smoke volume is controlled by the

Proto-Sound 2.0 system.

With a few easy maintenance steps, you should enjoy trouble-free smoke unit operation

for years.

When preparing to run this engine, add 15-20 drops of smoke fluid through the

smokestack (see Fig. 10). We recommend M.T.H. ProtoSmoke, Seuthe, LGB, or LVTS

fluids. Do not overfill the unit or the fluid may leak out and coat the interior engine

components.

If you choose not to add the fluid (or have already added the fluid but choose to run

smoke-free), turn off the smoke unit switch located under the engine. Failure either to

add fluid to the unit or to turn it off may damage the smoke unit heating element and/or

wicking material.

When the smoke output while running the engine begins to diminish, add another 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 15 drops of

fluid to prevent the wick from drying out.

After removing the engine from storage, add another 25 drops of fluid, letting the wick

soak up the fluid for 15 minutes prior to operation.

If you experience poor or no smoke output

when the smoke unit is on and has fluid,

check the wick to see if it has become hard,

blackened, and unabsorbent around the

heating element. After removing the

locomotive body from its chassis (See

Figure 5), remove the smoke unit inspection

cover (see Fig. 11). After removing the

inspection cover screws, lift the inspection

plate away and inspect the wick. If it is

darkly discolored and hard, it should be

replaced.

Replacement parts and wick replacement

instructions are available directly from the M.T.H. Parts Department (order online:

www.mth-railking.com, e-mail: [email protected]; mail: 7020 Columbia Gateway

Drive, Columbia MD 21046-1532, FAX: 410-381-6122).

Inspection Cover

Screws

Figure 12: Inspecting The Smoke Unit Wick

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