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       Lionel Polar Express Liquid Smoke Mess?
       By: OGTrainOprt1225 Date: November 3, 2019, 10:10 am
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       Hello. First post. I recently purchased a Lionel O Gauge Polar
       Express train set. All works great, got it set up and tested out
       for Christmas the kids are really excited.
       One thing I noticed after about 10-15 minutes was there was
       spots of a clear liquid on the track. It made me think it must
       be the liquid smoke. I was concerned I put too many drops into
       the unit (its hard to tell if you have over filled it or where
       its at) so after cleaning it up I figured I would pop the metal
       casing off the locomotive and take a look.
       Inside at the front of the unit the liquid smoke stack is very
       clearly visible. there is a little loose piece that I believe
       when the train is moving is what pushes in and out of the oil
       housing to cause the spoke to "puff" with the motion of the
       train. Well that is very "wet" with a oil all around it and
       little drops coming off.
       I guess my question is a) is that normal, b) what happens when
       you overfill the smoke unit, and/or c) how should I fix it?
       It looks like the smoke unit is well separated from the
       electronics now days which is great. It also looks like if you
       could source the part replacement is easy. But its more getting
       on the tracks and all over stuff if that is ok or not?
       Thanks.
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