Greetings, I've lost the tiny cylinder that slides inside the smoke generator of my old locomotive 3048. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement. Thanks.
Grusse, ich habe den kleinen zilinder vom rauchsatz meiner lokomotief 3048 verloren . Wie kann mann ersatz dampfrohr(e) in USA besorgen? Vielen dank.

Hi,
The replacement Seuthe part is, No.200. They come in a pack of five needles. Should cost under $10.00 US dollars.
Available here, Eurobahntrains sells them individually as No.200EA
http://www.eurobahntrain...and=Seuthe&gauge=All
Or just contact any dealer selling Seuthe & they should be able to order them for you.

Brian.

Thank you spitz, I checked Walthers and indeed they have the kit, but it is pricey if I only need the tube.

Hi Joe,
The needle is where the smoke oil is vapourised through. The tube in the smoke unit is only to house the needle and is part of the heating element. With out the needle, you get hardly any smoke at all.
I hope that's accurate enough.
Cheers,
Brian.

The kits contain a long thin wire for cleaning the tube and a spare tube for replacements.
The Märklin kits include a pin that could be used to open and close the small plastic thingy with smoke fluid that used to come with the Märklin kits; they took the smoke fluid out, but still include a pin.

Kits from Seuthe are more expensive, but they include smoke fluid and a syringe to apply it. No obsolete pins included here.

Here's a picture of the kit with the smoke fluid plastic thingy:
http://www.reynaulds.com/images/Marklin/7226.jpg

Thanx Brian.....that explains why I'm not getting smoke - I have no needle in the "chimney" - it does smoke when I operate the reverse unit a few times vigorously, but not when the engine is running normally. So is the needle actually a very small "hollow tube" thru which the smoke comes out?
Thanks for the trouble taken to reply! M track Joe