DOES THE GOLD RUSH EXPRESS TRAIN SMOKE - Toys

I can help you find the parts you need for the Lionel 1987 Electric Gold Rush Special 0-6-0 Locomotive. The parts you need are bushings for the wheels. I recommend looking at hobby train parts suppliers such as Lionel Trains, Trainz, and Model Railroader for the bushings.

That appears to be part of a toy train set so I moved it from the Motorcycles category :>)

Turn it on? It is a Caboose, the rear carriage. No turning it on, that's the train at the other end. It is just 'rolling stock'.

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have you added the correct amount of smoke oil to engine ?



part number 6-37841 lionel

Remove the shell. Soak up as much as you can. Leave out to dry or use a hair dryer on low until controls are dry.

This goes back about 40 years for me. Both Lionel and TYCO had "smokers" in their train sets. My recollection was that the "special smoke oil" was a mixture of very highly refined kerosene and parafin wax. Try a hobby shop such as Hobby Town or some such.

Most Lionel engines have a small slider switch which can turn off the smoke generator. Check to see that the switch is in the ON position. Check the engine manual (available from Lionel's website) for the location of the switch.

Also, if the smoke generator is always on and no fluid had been used in the generator, it will eventually burn out. Replacement smoke generators are available from Lionel.

yes but without the sounds. you turn the bell on the engine and then push the black button on the stack

You may have to check if there is power to the heating element. You can also check to see if there is too much fluid. You can also put the engine in neutral and tap the chimney hole a few time to kind of "prime" the smoke unit.

It's on top of the third stack behind the smoke stack.

indicates a dead short to ground in the smoke unit that is overloading the transformer
replace/repair the smoke unit