Engine Turn Off; Cleaning; Transport; Maintenance - MINARI ENGINE F1-VRFE Manuel D'utilisation

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operating temperature for at least 10 minutes.
During the fi rst uses for the fi rst 20 Lt of fuel, do not hold the engine
at maximum rotation speed for more than 5 minutes. After fi rst 10
hours, it's very important to check the bolts/screws (head, cylinder,
exhaust) according to table Pag.14 and check also the belt tension.

ENGINE TURN OFF

To turn off the engine, use a specifi c button

CLEANING

In order to avoid burns, engine cleaning obviously must be done
with the engine
off and cold, using a soft cloth and neutral cleaning products.

TRANSPORT

Carry out only with a cold engine. Be very careful to any fuel lea-
kage that may cause fi res

MAINTENANCE

In order to ensure a good engine running over time and maintain
the warranty, some maintenance work must be done BEFORE
each use, others should be done after a certain number of hours
of use (see table on page 22)
REMOVAL AND CLEANING AIR FILTER
Regularly clean or replace the air fi lter because this, if dirty, can
compromise performance of the engine and accelerate the dete-
rioration of some parts such as piston, rings and cylinder.
To access to the fi lter, loosen the metal clamp and remove the 6
screws of the cover. Wash the fi lter material in hot water using
detergent or gasoline and after that, dry it.
Clean the inside of the air box and making be sure there are no
dust or objects inside. Refi t everything.
Every 2-3 washings, the air fi lter must be replaced with a new one.
In all cases, if the fi lter present a strong concentration of dust or
impurities must be replaced with a new one.
REPLACEMENT STARTER ROPE IN THE MANUAL STARTER
-STANDARD UNIT -NO CLUTCH
Before performing the steps below, please wear gloves and
protective goggles!
Proceed with the steps below:
1) Remove the manual starter from the engine by unscrewing the
4 screws and remove the handle;
2) Remove the center screw of the starter, metal cover and cylin-
drical spring;
3) Remove the clamping teeth and, if worn, replace them;
4) Remove the plastic pulley from the crankcase;
5) Remove the worn rope and take the new rope of length not
less than 2 mt and in diameter between 3-4 mm (item code
N004.79);
6) Make a knot at one end of the rope. Insert the not knotted end
rope in the appropriate hole on the pulley and pull it fi rmly to
enter the knot inside the seat (see photo n. 4 page 10);
7) Wrap the rope in counterclockwise around the pulley, with the
spring seat facing down and the grafting mechanism upwards.
Do not wrap the rope for more than 4 turns;
8) Holding the pulley upside-down with the spring upwards, to
prevent the spring leaving from the seat, pass the rope end not
knotted through the hole of the starter case;
9) Insert the pulley again into the seat of the starter case and be
sure to correctly fi x the rewind spring hook (see picture n. 2
and n. 3 on page 10);
10) Reinsert or replace the clamping teeth as shown in picture n.
5 and the rest parts.
Apply a drop of medium glue on the thread of the central screw
and tighten it fi rmly;
11) Reassemble the manual starter on the engine by fi xing it with
the 4 screws;
12) Pass the rope through the pulley on your frame and pull it to
rotate the pulley of the starter
half turn (no more). Reassemble the handle by keeping the
rope in tension and fasten it with a knot. Cut the excess rope.
REPLACEMENT STARTER ROPE IN THE MANUAL STARTER
IN "CLUTCHED ENGINE"
Before performing the steps below, please wear gloves and
protective goggles!
Proceed with the steps below:
1) See point 1 of the previous paragraph;
2) Remove the clip using a nipper tool (see photo n.6 at page 10)
and remove the washers;
3) See point 3 of the previous paragraph;
4) See point 4 of the previous paragraph;
5) See point 5 of the previous paragraph;
6) See point 6 of the previous paragraph;
7) See point 7 of the previous paragraph;
8) See point 8 of the previous paragraph;
9) See point 9 of the previous paragraph;
10) Reinsert or replace the clamping teeth, the washers and the
clip make sure that clip will be properly positioned (as shown in
picture n.6 and n.7 on page 10)
11) See point 11 of the previous paragraph;
12) See point 12 of the previous paragraph;
REPLACEMENT STARTER SPRING IN THE MANUAL
STARTER- STANDARD UNIT - NO CLUTCH
Before performing the steps below, please wear gloves and
prtective goggles!
Proceed with the steps below:
1) Remove the manual starter from the engine by unscrewing the
4 screws and remove the handle;
2) Remove the center screw of the starter, metal cover and cylin-
drical spring;
3) Remove the clamping teeth and, if worn, replace them;
4) Remove the plastic pulley from the crankcase;
5) Turn upside down the pulley, remove the damaged spring
and put in the new spring (item code M001.13) in the seat (as
shown in picture n 3 on page 10);
6) Taking the pulley in upside down position, to prevent the
spring falling out from the seat, pass the not knotted rope end
through the hole of the starter case;
7) Insert the pulley again into the seat of the starter case and be
sure to correctly fi x the rewind spring hook in his place (see
picture n.2 on page 10);
8) Reinsert or replace the clamping teeth as shown in picture n.5
and the rest parts.
Apply a drop of medium glue on the thread of the central screw
and tighten it fi rmly;
9) Reassemble the manual starter on the engine by fi xing it with
the 4 screws;
10) Pass the rope through the pulley on your frame and pull it to
rotate the pulley of the starter of a half turn (no more). Reas-
semble the handle by keeping the rope in tension and fasten it
with a knot.
REPLACEMENT STARTER SPRING IN THE MANUAL STAR-
TER IN - "CLUTCHED ENGINE"
Before performing the steps below, please wear gloves and
protective goggles!
Proceed with the steps below:
1) Remove the manual starter from the engine by unscrewing the
4 screws and remove the handle;
2) Remove the clip using a nipper tool (see photo n.6 at page 10)