i) Fuelling the Vehicle
Open the tank lid and fill the tank with a suitable methanol/oil-basis mixture for model cars.
Use a suitable tank bottle for this (not included, available as an accessory).
In the breaking-in stage (about 6 - 10 tank fills in total), a special RC car fuel with approximately 16% nitro
methane should be used.
After the regulatory run-in of the engine (after a pure operating time of approximately 45 minutes), you can
switch to a fuel with approx. 20% nitro methane.
In racing operation, a fuel with a nitromethanee ratio of up to 25% may be used for top performance. See
also chapter 11. a).
Use fuel for RC cars only! Fuel for RC flight engines has too little oil, causing too little lubrication, which will
cause overheating of the engine and, as a result, severe engine damage. Also never use conventional
mixtures based on petrol fuels (e.g. 1:25 etc.).
j) Switching the Engine on/off
General information on combustion engines
At commissioning of the new engine, a certain run-in time must be complied with. During this time, engine
parts are tuned to one another, whereby maximal capacity is reached and premature wear is prevented.
Breaking in therefore needs to be performed very carefully!
For more information about breaking in, see chapter 8 h).
Starting
The vehicle's wheels should turn freely. Place the vehicle on a suitable car stand.
• Hold the muffler closed and pull the cable starter several times (slowly!) to suck fuel into the carburettor
Do this until there are no more visible air bubbles in the fuel hose between the tank and carburettor and the fuel just
about reaches the carburettor.
Attention!
Do not pull out the cable starter all the way but only to a maximum of 3/4 of its length. Determine the rope
length by slow extension (without the glow plug ignition being plugged on!).
Do not use any force for pulling out!
When pulling out is too difficult, the engine is „drowned"; observe the section „Remove duel when the engine
has drowned" on the next page for this.
• Place the plug starter on the glow plug with the battery fully charged. Observe tight fit of the connection clamp of the
glow plug started on the glow plug.
• Now pull the cable pull starter through until the engine starts up. Hold the model with your other hand.
However, never reach into the drive when holding the model, since it may start up due to engaging of the
sliding clutch. Risk of injury!
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