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I have a Lionel Hudson (6-28065) with TMCC and Rail Sounds. The cuffing sound is not working anymore. All I get is a couple of chuffs when the engine just starts out. I still get the crew talk, whistle, bell and the sounds of the engine at rest. I tried reprogramming the engine with the TMCC like it says in the manual and changed the battery in the tender and made sure the switch under the tender is set to rail sounds and the switch under the engine is set to run but nothing made a difference. Any ideas?   

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Yes, it's on the right side of the engine right behind the front driving wheel. The switch is not the problem. There is a little lever that activates the switch that is connected to the wheels and the smoke unit plunger. The lever was just not pushing the switch down far enough. I took a small piece of clear tubing that was just big enough to snugly slide over the lever. It makes the lever a little bigger in diameter so it pushes the switch down farther.  I did take the engine body off the frame by removing the 4 screws that hold it on. Makes it a lot easier to see and work on.  After the body is off you can put it on the track and with a small screw driver push the switch down and hear the chuffing sound.

Originally Posted by JoeGrapes:

Yes, it's on the right side of the engine right behind the front driving wheel. The switch is not the problem. There is a little lever that activates the switch that is connected to the wheels and the smoke unit plunger. The lever was just not pushing the switch down far enough. I took a small piece of clear tubing that was just big enough to snugly slide over the lever. It makes the lever a little bigger in diameter so it pushes the switch down farther.  I did take the engine body off the frame by removing the 4 screws that hold it on. Makes it a lot easier to see and work on.  After the body is off you can put it on the track and with a small screw driver push the switch down and hear the chuffing sound.

Thanks a lot Joe.  I will check that out and see if that works for me.

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