MTH E6 smoke fill question

Which E-6 is this?  The older did have a straight through stack tube off the smoke unit, so filling where the smoke comes out would work.  G

It is the new PS3 version.

 

Can you take a picture of the top of the Locomotive?

Do not have picture yet, but it is a 20-20343-1.

The picture shows 4 stack holes and load fluid in the 2 center.  Are you saying only smoke comes out one hole and the other 3 are blocked?

 

They may use a funnel to let smoke come out more than 1 hole.  Only way to know for sure is to open the unit and see the smoke unit set up.  G

No, the smoke comes out of all 4 holes in each A unit.  I was just asking if that is where to put the fluid (I think that is the only place you can put it).  The manual that came with the set says to put the smoke fluid in the exhaust stack but the stack is sealed up, it is just a decorative piece.

You may have a defective loco.

JDA, if the smoke comes out of all 4 holes, how could they be sealed up? I'm confused.

If smoke comes out, fluid will go in

I would look one more time at the sealed area. You actually may be seeing the plastic piece that fits under all four stacks thats needed to distribute the smoke flow.

romiller

 

Are you referring to the steam generator at the rear? The exhaust stacks are the dual sets of 4 holes that you say is where the smoke comes out. The Lionel E6 has a hatch that you remove from the shell for easy filling. Otherwise use a funnel and put the fluid in 1 of the 8 holes..... slowly as the funnel inside is shallow.

The manual on the MTH website for that PS3 engine, shows adding smoke fluid in the 4 holes... exactly as you stated in your original post.

Thanks.  The manual that came with the engine shows otherwise.  That is why I asked the question.  I think we can end this discussion. I got my answer.

That was were it was for the older PS-2 locos.  The new PS-3 manual on the web show the 4 stack and recommends using the 2 center holes.  Probably closer to the actual smoke unit stack.  Weird you got an old manual in the box.  G

Just so you will not think I am crazy, I am attaching pictures from the manual I received with my E6  that was in the box.  I am also attaching a picture of the top of the A unit where the smoke holes are.  I have downloaded the manual off the MTH website that shows the correct place to put the smoke fluid.  

 

Thanks to all of you for your comments and help.

That manual photo is not even an E unit, it's for an F unit.

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