Hello! I am new to this so please bear with me. My daughter and I set up a Lionel Santa Fe 0/027 set yesterday. We got it to run but it does not smoke or whistle. I have liquid smoke and used a few drops but no dice. Do I have to take the controller apart; there is a set screw on the bottom. Perhaps the connection is loose? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. my daughter loves the train anyhow and especially the tunnel; anything else I guess would be a special bonus for us. thanks, bluebill
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Without knowing that much about your train set, I can only offer a couple of suggestions; 1. try reversing the wires from the transformer to the track, that should get the whistle to work. 2. look for a switch on the bottom of the engine, there may be two, move the switch to the other position and see if that helps with the smoke, also new engines or smoke units usually need a few extra drops of fluid to start working. The engine if it is brand new should start smoking within a minute or less.
The other solution is to either take the set back or open the engine and see if you have a wire or wire harness out of place, this may happen in shipping.
Lee F.