Hi everyone,
I´m pretty new in the field. My husband gifted me a loco Gauge H0 Article No. 362444 with a wagon and a C-Track pack. So, I´ve bought a smoke liquid (Marklin as well) and faced an issue. The train stops after a couple of seconds if the smoke function is turned on the issue appears at medium speed and above. Although if I turn off the smoke function the loco moves well without interruptions. Maybe, somebody can help me? I really appreciate any help you can provide.

Yes, it´s completely new bought from the official Marlin site, the controller is Märklin 60657. I´ve checked the tracks and it seems well joined, another reason for such an assumption is that without the function it is working well.

Smokers work by a heating element under the container with the smoke fluid. That is a huge voltage draw. The other possibility is that in filing the smoker you spilled some liquid on the outside and it is shorting out. That would explain the loco running properly when no electricity is being sent to the heater coil. I purchased some 2ml syringes from Amazon which allows me to accurately fill the smoke units with the maximum or less fluid.

I am assuming that your models is a 36244. What happens if you run the locomotive with lights and sounds off? If the problem is due to consuming too much power, the smoke may operate normally with lights and sounds off.
There are a few shops that carry Marklin in the Madrid area. Perhaps you can take the model to one of them and test it using a Central Station rather than MS.

You can also send an email to service(at)maerklin.de or digital(at)marklin.com (USA) and see what they suggest

Regards

Mike C

Just allow some time for it to dry up. I actually use karosene to clean tracks, etc., so just wipe clean too. Only fill the smoke uint halfway!

You're not stupid! Watch one of the Marklin digital club webinars on YouTube. Even Curtis Jueng and Rick Sinclair who are the experts have difficulty with things.