Why doesn't my Lionel whistle tender make any sound?

Maybe you just got a Lionel postwar or prewar locomotive, and you put in on the track and the whistle tender doesn't do anything. It looks like its in good shape so you better look under the shell. This video goes into detail about the steps to checking out a whistle tender to identify some possible issues that may be causing yours not to work
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