Non-working smoke unit in Legacy engine steam - any ideas

Sometimes the impeller gets gummed up.  Disassemble it by removing the 4 screws on the chassis, unscrew the smoke unit and free it up with a toothpick.  You can also try adding a dropper full or JT Megasteam Eliminator and letting it sit for an hour or two... then retry.  Do you get any cab light blinks when you are operating with the smoke unit on?

After a engine sits for a long time - I find that the smoke fluid evaporates .  I try 22 drops. Give that wick a good soak.

With sounds off...can you hear the smoke fan running?

Turn off the sound (or just take the tender off the rails), and then turn on the smoke and slowly move down the tracks.  Can you hear the fan pulsing?  If not, that's probably the problem.

Finally, the EXACT Lionel model would be useful for us to help you.

Thanks guys for the replies last night.  I sent the message from 35k feet and then landed late so no playing with the trains last night.  @gunrunnerjohn, model number 6-11388.  @katy409 I think the wick is now pretty soaked but will put a few more drops in.  @Volphin thankfully its not the famous flashing lights.

I could not hear the smoke unit on Sunday when trying it.  I will try again later with nothing else on, and report back.

Thanks again,

John

This is a model that has the RCMC, so it should have smoke diagnostics.  It could be something simple like the switch is defective.

the switch can trick you. I think the choices are "smoke" or "no smoke", not "smoke on"

@gunrunnerjohn I am not familiar with that option, and I googled it, didn't come up with anything of substance.  @jim911I will look into that later tonight and make sure.  I am going to drop in some more smoke fluid now.

John

Latest - I turned on the engine, and let it roll slowly, nothing, I let it sit still, nothing, I tried the engine reset again, no smoke.

Thoughts or ideas?

John

Probably time to let a tech take a look at it.

This feels like a bit of a Christmas miracle.  I put the engine on the tracks on Friday night and sure enough it worked.  I have no plausible explanation but it did work.

John

Now that it is working; with the sound off, can you hear the fan running?