Can smoke fluid do anything to the paint on engines like remove or smear it.
I think I over flowed the smoke intake on my gp-30 legacy cheesie engine. not sure it did not
work well after awhile so I filled again and I see fluid on seams of the engine up top. What to
do ? Lionel said to turn upside down to drain has anyone done this?
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I have never had smoke fluid damage the finish of a Locomotive (and I have spilt and dripped more than my share [#oops]) You have a newer model, and I would suspect that by now, the paints would either be Smoke fluid resistant, or the smoke fluid would be formulated to not damage a finish. I would suggest that you wipe up what ever you can, but turning a Locomotive upside down, I would expect to make a bigger mess than just running it off. Unless you REALLY over did it, too much smoke fluid shouldn’t do more than make a mess. Too much smoke fluid could end up on the track and need to be cleaned off.
Have FUN,
Doug
Goldfinger;
Whatever you do, don’t turn the engine upside down if it has been running. The oil does get HOT! I did that once. If you turn it over, do so on a stack of paper towels or newspapers.
Mel Hazen; Jax, FL
IF you really overfilled it, the excess fluid will act as a cooling agent and the unit will not produce smoke. If that is the case turning it over is the best option, and as noted use a rag or paper towel.
Have had it get on one board. Make sounds act funny. Dried out and engine ended up OK.