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3.    The  locomotive  is  firmly  taped  to  a  1/2” 
wood  board    which  is  then  fastened  to  the 
metal  case  with  4  M6  bolts.    Bolts  must  be 
removed  before  lifting  the  locomotive  with 
wood board from the metal case.

4.    Place  taped  locomotive  on  a  flat  surface.  
Carefully  cut  the  tape  along  the  wood  board 
side  surface.      Be  sure  to  cut  both  sides  of 
the wood board.  Slowly lift the tape from the 
locomotive.  Be very careful with small parts.  
Tape cannot be re-used to re-pack the model.  
Use new packing tape if necessary.

Unpacking Lilly Belle

Accucraft  Trains  locomotives  are  fine  scale 
brass  models  with  small  parts.    To  provide 
maximum  protection  from  shipping  damage, 
we carefully pack the models in metal cases.  
We ship via UPS with insurance coverage to 
its full value.   Please contact UPS if package 
is damaged.

Each locomotive is packed under UPS guide-
line for shipping.  We do not warrant any dam-
age resulted from re-packaging by any party 
other than Accucraft Trains.  

Please  read  the  following  directions  before 
unpacking your locomotive.

1.    Remove  foam  around  the  locomotive.  
Slide  the  inner  box  cover  to  the  side,  and 
open the inside cardboard box with a cutting 
knife.

2.    Lift  the  metal  case  from  the  cardboard 
box.

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Instruction Manual - Lilly Belle 1:20.3 Scale, Live Steam

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Summary of Contents for Lilly Belle

Page 1: ...ACCUCRAFT TRAINS 33268 Central Avenue Union City CA 94587 Tel 510 324 3399 Fax 510 324 3366 email info accucraft com INSTRUCTION MANUAL Instruction Manual Lilly Belle 1 20 3 Scale Live Steam ...

Page 2: ...op built the large scale miniature Its first run at Carolwood was in May 1950 and he named it Lilly Belle in honor of his beloved wife Lillian Walt s friends and family enjoyed the Carolwood Pacific for over three years Walt even started work on a second engine to handle the many guests that came to Carolwood Over time how ever the dangers of running a railroad at his home became troublesome for h...

Page 3: ...eeding trains of that period Page 2 Instruction Manual Lilly Belle 1 20 3 Scale Live Steam OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS INTRODUCTION SAFETY FIRST All our locomotives are safe to run and will give many hours of pleasure provding the following safety procedures are followed 1 Please read the instructions thoroughly before running for the first time 2 Always do a complete refill of gas oil and water Never ...

Page 4: ...comotive will slow due to pressure dropping when the fire has gone out Stop at a convenient place and open the lubricator drain valve Blow out tall condensed water and the remaining oil Leave the drain open allow all the remaining steam oil blow out The locomotive should be allowed to cool When cool clean the engine check the motion and oil if necessary The locomotives should always be put away in...

Page 5: ...iler completely ideally using distilled When the boiler is full of water pull out 30 ml of water using the large syprings This will allow space in the top of boiler filler cap Filler caps should be firm finger tight They are sealed with a trapped O ring and therefore should not be over tightened LIGHTING UP Open the smoke box door just pull it open by the door handle Light your lighter match etc a...

Page 6: ...t the load being pulled and the track conditions With a light load and level track the pressure may need to be only 25 30 p s i Therefore turn the gas control down to keep this pressure When running a havey train with steep gradients increase the pressure can be leant be experience and is onf e of the pleasures of running a live steam engine There is no need to have the safety vlave constantly blo...

Page 7: ...or To drin un screw the drain valve through about 1 2 a trun The boiler water filler is on the top of the steam turret on the boiler in the middle of the cab Undo the knurled cap to fill with water The main steam regulator valve is the wheel valve on the rear of the boiler filling turret The direction control is lever in the right side cab door To operate pull gently out wards and move to the desi...

Page 8: ...s with small parts To provide maximum protection from shipping damage we carefully pack the models in metal cases We ship via UPS with insurance coverage to its full value Please contact UPS if package is damaged Each locomotive is packed under UPS guide line for shipping We do not warrant any dam age resulted from re packaging by any party other than Accucraft Trains Please read the following dir...

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