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Hello all, 

I am new to the forum and to these products.  This is probably a novice question, but I can use your help none the less.   I have a Lionel 263E with ProtoSound 2 and Synchronized Puffing Protosmoke system.  I purchased the MTH smoke oil and put 15 drops (more or less) into the smoke stack / opening.  There is a smaller opening inside of the nickel plated stack and I assume that I am to drop the oil carefully down that opening.  Is that correct?  Next, I have read that there is an on / off switch on the engine beneath the rear truck (holding engine upside down).  I can find no such switch on this engine.  On the tender, there are 2 potentiometers.  One is not marked but I assume that controls volume of sound.  The other is labeled "smoke".  I tried turning it all the way clockwise.  Nothing changed.  So all the way counter clockwise.  Nothing.  Set it in the middle, nothing.  Could it be there is an on / off switch elsewhere on the unit?  Did I not put the smoke oil in the right place?  Help!  Thanks.  Newbie.  

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Thank you.  The engine had been purchased as new, however the box had been opened and the manual was not with it.  I filled with smoke oil based on the info I read on-line (15 or so drops) after purchasing MTH smoke oil from my local dealer.  This didn't work.  However, after it sitting overnight, I added another 10 or so drops thinking the wick may have been totally dried out.  I had not run the engine more than a few laps around a small loop so I guessed the wick wasn't burned.  It is not working terrific.  Thank you for responses.  R. 

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