Way to get smoke oil into 50+ Yr old loco?

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Horus200
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Way to get smoke oil into 50+ Yr old loco?

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Hi there people.

Does anyone know of a good way to get smoke oil into a 50+ year old loco?

Maybe a syringe & needle type of thing is something i could use? Or a dropper/pipette?

What ever it is I need something approx 4/5cm long & very thin to get down the chimney & into the smoke unit hole.

I'm currently having to improvise using the end from an oiler pen to place down the chimney with the smoke oil bottle squeezing a few drops out at the top then move bottle & blow down it.

Thanks
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The smoke oil came in little plastic squeezy vessels with a narrow neck that went down the chimney, so anything with that sort of arrangement will do. As you realise a syringe is an option, also a little pipette with a rubber bulb; regularly used in time past as an 'eye dropper'. A pharmacy should have such - explain what you want it for.
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Re: Way to get smoke oil into 50+ Yr old loco?

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@Bigmet.

Yeah something like you said would be good. Thank you.

Just can't seem to find it on the high street, in shops etc.

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A glue syringe might do the job. Available on eBay and the like.
(See also ink filling syringe).
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Online then? This was the first that popped up:
https://ukmedi.co.uk/products/20ml-glas ... E0QAvD_BwE
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You can get plastic syringes off fleabay. Just search 'plastic syringe.'
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Thank you kindly to all who replied, I will look into it.
Have a great day
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