Do I prep the new Lionel articulateds for smoke?
The Big Boy is different from the Allegheny in care of the smoke unit. The LIONEL Allegheny directions ask you to put 35 or so drops of smoke fluid in to prime the smoke unit. With the LIONEL Big Boy, the 35 drops were put in at the factory. The Big Boy smoke unit arrives already primed. If you initially add 35 drops of smoke to yer BIG BOY like you did on the Allegheny, yer smoke unit will be flooded. This info comes from our sources at LIONEL customer service. To remedy this situation, Turn it upside down and drain any excess out, then use a hair dryer and Q-tips to dry and clean up. Everything should work fine after that on this beautiiful LIONEL articulated!
