New Std Gauge #6 Strasburg Locomotive, Smoke Stopped

Things necessary for smoke production:

• Resistors that provide the heat to vaporize the fluid must get hot;
• Fan must be blowing air past the resistors and up the stack;
• Wick must be without burns and in contact with the resistors;
• Adequate amount of smoke fluid in the reservoir.

I've finally had time to take a look at this guy. The fan motor is working, just no smoke. Here's where I need help. How do I get the smoke unit out. Dropped the motor, speaker, slid out the electronics assembly, but the smoke assembly does not come out. Looks like I really should be taking it out the front, so................. How do I get the boiler front off. The lower part starts to pull out, but not the top. It looks like there may be a retaining screw under the headlight assembly. If that's the case, how do I get the headlight assembly off. This guy is completely different than any of my other steamers. The folks I bought it from will send me a new unit, but we want to make sure it's the correct one. Prefer not to have to pack it up and send it back. FYI, the engine number is 11-1040-1 and I see no parts breakdown for it.

thanks

Steve

Steve~

I had he same problem with my 4-4-0.

Difficult to remember exactly how I did it but I think remove bulb and slide headlight socket back  or forward to acces the screw. You may have to loosen or remove the pilot to get to a screw (on boiler bottom) that fastens  a bracket that holds smoke unit. Once inside the boiler you can slightly unscrew the smokestack just enough to pull out the smoke unit. 

The person that installed the batting did a terrible job, it was all pushed to one side. Once I repositioned it and reassembled, it worked better than new.  

Not an easy job but not impossible. 

~Bill

Ok, got the smoke unit out. The headlight assembly just slides off. Boy was I over thinking that one. With the light off, just the single screw held the boiler front on. Getting the retaining nut on the smoke stack loose enough was a bit of a pain, but once done the smoke unit slid right out. These the fan, works great. Tested the heater.....nothing. Hopefully Pat has a smoke unit in stock to send me.

Steve

Did you open the unit up, many cases the wick is pinched at the very end of the elements and not really in contact with the heating portion.  Just move the wick in place and reassemble. G