MTH SMOKE QUESTION

Sounds like your fan is not spinning. It may be a little gummed up from sitting. I would open it up and make sure the fan moves freely and put a small drop of oil on the shaft of the motor.

Try a feature reset and if no help then a Factory reset.

It's possible the motor on the smoke unit is not running.

Could be a bad wire or a funky setting in the control board.

A reset should eliminate the latter.

Always possible the motor up and died too, they are not expensive and MTH usually has them on hand.

Disconnecting the connector from the board and putting a battery across the motor leads should make it spin up, if not, the motor is dead.

Thanks, Joe, I'll give that a try and report back.  It has been at least a year since this loco made the rotation.

No factory reset possible due to no DCS, Russell, unless there is another way to do it.

conventional reset.  One whistle push followed by 5 bell pushes on your Z4K.

KW only, Mr Fitzhenry.  I have a PS1 Burlington Zephyr that has about 18 whistle and throttle motions for a factory reset.  Would this be similar?

No, you need a bell and whistle button to do conventional reset on the PS-2.  Sounds like the tach reader went bad.  Is the engine chuffing and does it have speed control?  If not check the tach reader gap and tape condition.

If you do have chuff and speed control, the fan impeller may be loose.  Spins fine in neutral but when starting and stopping with motion the impeller just slips on shaft.  IF that is the case you put a drop of super glue on the end of the shaft and impeller.  G

Clearly needs a factory reset.  The fan is fine, wick is fine.  Electronics are confused.  There is an MTH repair station nearby.  Thanks to all who helped.

I am betting this is not a reset.  Please let us know what the LHS finds wrong.  G