Instruction Manual GS-4 Daylight Live Steam Alcohol Fired

Southern Paciﬁc GS-4 4-8-4 No. 4449

ACCUCRAFT COMPANY 33268 Central Avenue

Prototype Information: NOTES: Californians who witnessed the early runs of the Southern Paciﬁc red, orange and black consists declared them to be “the most beautiful trains in the world”. The striping on locomotive, tender, and the length of the train presented a bright, cheery image to a nation emerging from the Great Depression. In 1941, Lima built 28 GS4-class 4-8-4s, and were numbered from 4430 -- 4457. No. 4449 was the only Daylight painted GS-class preserved after lying stationary for years in a park in Portland, Oregon, she was resurrected in red, white and blue livery in 1975 to pull the American Freedom Train around the U.S.A to commemorate the Bicentennial of American Independence. Since then, the 4449 has been meticulously maintained. Today, the 4449 is occasionally run on special trips.

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General information About 4. Place taped locomotive on Accucraft GS-4 Daylight Model: a level flat surface. Carefully cut the tape along the wood board side Operating a model live-steam 3. Always make sure the fire is surface. Be sure to cut both sides locomotive is much different from out before refueling the locomotive. of the wood board. Slowly lift the running an electrically powered The Alcohol fire is nearly invisible tape from the locomotive. Be very engine. It is a more hands-on, so be absolutely sure that there is careful with small parts. The tape interactive experience. no flame burning around the engine cannot be re-used to re-pack the when refueling is being done! model. Use new packing tape if The locomotive must be periodically necessary. fueled, oiled, and watered. As 4. Start your electric blower fan supplied, the GS4 is manually first before lighting the fire. This will controlled, which means that you keep the fire in the firebox where must actually drive the locomotive it belongs and the alcohol vapors using the controls in the cab, just as vented and minimize fumes that you would a full-size engine. can be irritating to the eyes and sinuses. The performance of the engine is also unlike electric locomotives. 5. A steam engine gets hot. Be The GS-4 should pull a dozen or Careful. more standard-size freight cars on good, level track. Grades The locomotive and tender should and sharp curves will diminish its always be carried separately capability. A good engineer will because of their weight. We suggest learn the engine’s characteristics carrying the locomotive to the track and idiosyncrasies over time, to get by supporting it underneath the the best performance and longest wheels with both hands, as opposed duration from it. to lifting by the pilot (which may not stand the stress) and rear beam. Safety: For your safety, there are certain For general carrying, the engine rules that should be observed, as can be carried on a carrying tray follows: with handles. 1. The safety valves have been set at the factory to release at around 75 pounds per square inch of pressure. Never tamper with the safety valve 2. The firing system has been designed to use denatured alcohol. Do not use any other fuel. Other fuel will create a dangerous condition, and will also damage the locomotive!

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Operation 1. Oil all external moving parts of the engine and tender with high grade, lightweight machine oil like 3- Filler Plug Accucraft locomotives are fine scale 2. Lift the metal case from the in-1. Don’t forget the wheel bearings brass models with small parts. To cardboard box. in the pilot and trailing trucks as well provide maximum protection from as those in the tender. Don’t over shipping damage, we carefully pack oil; a tiny drop will do the job. the models in metal cases. 3. The locomotive is firmly taped to a ½” wood board which 2. Place the engine and tender We ship via UPS with insurance is then fastened to the metal case on the track and couple them coverage to its full value. Please with 4 M6 bolts. The bolts must together. The drawbar between contact UPS if package is be removed before lifting the the units has two holes. For tighter damaged. locomotive with wood board from curves, use the rear hole. For the metal case. wide-radius curves, the engine and Each locomotive is packed under tender can be coupled more closely 4. Unscrew the filler plug, which UPS guidelines for shipping. We do together, using the front hole. is at the top of the steam turret (atop not warrant any damage resulted of the boiler, inside the cab) and fill from re-packaging by any party the boiler with water. The water other than Accucraft Trains. level will show in the sight glass on the boilers back head. Fill the boiler Please read the following directions until the water reaches the top of before unpacking your locomotive. the glass. 1. Remove foam around the This is a BIG locomotive and it will locomotive. Slide the inner box take a lot of water. Do not over fill cover to the side, and carefully Lubricator Cap the boiler, there needs to be room open the inside cardboard box with above the water for steam to form. a cutting knife. 3. The displacement lubricator Use only distilled water in your is disguised as an air tank under engines boiler. Tap water contains the left hand running board. This minerals and will leach out, cloud lubricator ensures the cylinders the water glass, and ultimately affect and valves are properly lubricated the performance of the engine. inside. As the steam passes through it, a small amount will condense into 5. Finally add fuel. water. This water will sink to the Your GS-4 burns denatured alcohol. bottom of the lubricator, forcing a The fuel tank is located in the tender similar quantity of oil into the steam beneath the oil bunker. Alcohol line and thus to the cylinders. can be purchased at most home improvement stores. Remove the lubricator’s cap and draw out any water from the previous The alcohol should be either run with a syringe. Fill the lubricator Methyl alcohol or preferably Ethyl to the top with proper steam cylinder alcohol which will burn at a higher oil. temperature, making the locomotive more efficient. 3 8 GS-4 Daylight Live Steam – Alcohol Fired GS-4 Daylight Live Steam – Alcohol Fired

Shutting down:

To shut the engine down, simply there is no reason why radio control Use a small funnel to fill the fuel tank before you light your fire. close the valve and use your CO2 (R/C) cannot be fitted, with some with alcohol. The tank is designed tire inflator to extinguish the fire. ingenuity. A two-channel radio is all to meter the fuel into the burner. It Firing Up: that’s necessary, one for the throttle should saturate the wick material Make sure the fire is completely out and one for the reversing lever. without leaking out over the top The engines burner is in the fire before turning off the steam blower The gas valve should always be of the burner causing a puddle of box of the locomotive. It can be if engine is standing still. This will controlled manually. alcohol under the locomotive. lit through the fire door located on minimize the chance of the paint getting scorched from any fire still The reversing lever will have to be When fueling the locomotive the fuel burning in the firebox that is not modified so that it does not lock in valve should be shut. Replace filler vented! position, but it must still have stops cap as soon as possible after filling at either end of its throw for proper tank. The alcohol will cause the o- Use your CO2 inflator to put out positioning of the reversing gear. ring to dry out, use a small drop of the fire! We can not stress this machine oil on the o-ring to keep it Blower Valve enough. pliable. When lighting and running Technical Specifications: the locomotive the valve should be After the fire is out at the end of the open approximately one complete run, open the blow down valve and Scale/Gauge: 1/32, 45 mm Gauge turn. leave it open. This will relieve the Total Weight: 13.7 Kg, 30.1 lbs. boiler of what little pressure remains Engine Length: 658 mm, 25.9 ins. When shutting down the locomotive Throttle and prevent a vacuum from forming Engine Width: 110 mm, 4.3 ins. simply close the valve. It will take inside that could draw lubricating oil Engine Height: 162 mm, 6.4 ins. some time for the alcohol to burn into the boiler if the throttle valve is Tender Length: 450 mm, 17.7 ins. out of the burner. not fully closed. Tender Width: 108 mm, 4.3 ins. Fire Door Wire Tender Height: 150 mm, 5.9 ins. A better way of extinguishing the Because of the size of this engine, Driver Wheels: Dia.63 mm, 2.5 ins. fire is to get a small CO2 tire inflator blowing down could take several Recommended radius: 3 M, 10 ft and screw a bicycle valve stem to the engines back head. The door minutes. the end of the inflator. A quick blast swings open by pulling the wire. *Be sure to leave at least 3” down the stack after closing the After a day’s operation in the clearance (measured from the inner valve and the fire is out. First open the fuel valve one full garden, you’ll probably find that your rail) to allow for overhang. turn. Then wait until the burner engine has a coating of oil all over The fire needs a draft to burn wicks are saturated with fuel. Start it. This is steam-cylinder oil that has Caution! properly so be sure to have your your electric blower fan and light the been exhausted from the stack. A This model is an accurate replica electric blower fan on and running burner with a fire stick. Make sure simple wipe down with a dry cloth of the original locomotive. It has both sides of the burner are lit. this is all that’s necessary to restore the sharp and moving parts. The can clearly be seen by looking in the engine to pristine condition. locomotive drive rods are stainless fire door. steel with sharp edges. AT ANY Fuel Filler This is best done while the engine is TIME, OPERATORS MUST NOT It will take approximately 10 minutes still warm. Wipe any grit and excess COME IN CONTACT WITH THE to raise pressure. Once the gauge oil from the wheels and running. MODEL WHILE IT IS POWERED. reaches 20 lbs. you can shut off UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES Fuel Valve and remove the blower fan from the Notes on Radio control: SHALL ACCUCRAFT stack and then turn on the engines TRAINS BE RESPONSIBLE internal blower. At this point steam Although the GS-4 was designed as FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR will rise rapidly! a manually controlled locomotive, CONSENQENTIAL DAMAGES 7 ARISING IN REGARD TO ANY 4 ACUCRAFT PRODUCT. GS-4 Daylight Live Steam – Alcohol Fired GS-4 Daylight Live Steam – Alcohol Fired

Condensation that has formed in the The engine may need to be pushed blower line will run out the bottom a little to overcome the steam of the locomotive, and then the dry condensing into water in the cold steam will blast up the stack creating cylinders, but the open cocks will a draft pulling the hot gases forward minimize this. After a few moments, through the flues. At this point the the engine should take off on its own steam pressure will begin to rise moving away smoothly. Hand Pump rapidly. When the gauge reads 50 lbs. the engine is ready to run. Once the engine is running smoothly, a train can be coupled on and the Drain Cock run can proceed. Since all of the locomotive’s moved to “outside” positions). This functions are controlled from the will allow water in the cylinders to cab, it can be driven like a full size drain while the cylinders heat up to engine, meaning that you’ll have to Axle Pump: working temperature. stay with the engine through the run if you want to change its speed or This locomotive is equipped with an As steam enters cold cylinders; it direction. condenses, so expect a fair amount axle pump and bypass valve. The of water to come out at the beginning pump moves water from the tender If you have a suitable track, the to a check valve on the locomotive. of each run. Once the cylinders engine can be left to run on its own have warmed up you can close the at a steady speed. Keep your eye The bypass valve is located on the Fire Door drain cocks. To close them, move on the water glass. When the water the levers to the “up” position. right side of the locomotive under level reaches the bottom of the the cab. When the bypass valve is glass, shut the engine down and Drain Cocks: Running: completely shut, the pump pumps repeat the firing up process. With water into the locomotive. When practice, steady runs of an hour or Unlike most small scale, live steam Move the reversing lever at the the bypass valve is open, the pump more are not uncommon for this will re-circulate water back into the locomotives, your GS-4 is fitted right side of the cab to the forward engine. with working drain cocks on the position. With the engine on the tender. cylinders. When first starting out, track, and without a train, open the the cocks should be open (levers throttle. With careful adjustment of this valve, the engine will always have enough water to keep running for long periods of time until the tender water tank needs to be refilled. The tender is also equipped with the hand pump, which needs to be used to prime the axle pump. Only two or three strokes are necessary Bypass Valve to prime the pump.

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