Lionel 6-18009 New York Central L3 Mohawk Smoke unit piston

Remove that phillips head screw and then a second one that's towards the motor a couple inches. that whole piece will lift up and the rod and lever will come out.

Doug

Aha! The second screw fooled me. I didn't see that the bracket was that large of a piece. Thanks, Doug!

John T.

@JPThut posted:

Aha! The second screw fooled me. I didn't see that the bracket was that large of a piece. Thanks, Doug!

John T.

You’re gonna want to get a couple things out of your way to add the fan smoke unit. …..it’ll make your life easier……as Doug noted, remove that Phillips head to get to your lever. Next, remove the 2 Phillips head screws that hold the cylinders to the chassis ( steam chest ) lift up slightly on the chest, and now you can remove the plastic down smoke manifold…..I also find it necessary to chop off the two lever towers that hold the lever in place …..some fan driven smoke units have the motor hanging down and when you attempt to adapt it to the Mohawk’s chassis, it can interfere with fitment…

Pat

Yes, I see those obstructions. I have a Royz Trains smoke unit and the motor does hang down. Thanks for the advice!

John T.

@JPThut posted:

Yes, I see those obstructions. I have a Royz Trains smoke unit and the motor does hang down. Thanks for the advice!

John T.

Yep, …I use the 18009 & 18064 platforms a lot,…when I prep them for whatever they’re being used in, I don’t even think about it, I just wash them off on the mill,…along with the old Pulmor mount….

Pat