MAINTENANCE TIMETABLE
DEADLINES |
INSPECTIONS |
TO REPLACE |
DURING AND AFTER RUNNING-IN | by sight all the screws and the seal of the motor head after the removal of the air conveyer. | |
before each engine starting | remember the check list, see also : engine starting | |
after first 5 hours |
all the screws (remember the 4 screws inside the air conveyer) >
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after first 10 hours | remove the gear oil, check and clean the magnetic tap for metal parts | refill with 50 cc of 80-140 grade oil |
every 25 hours |
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deadlines |
TO CHECK |
TO REPLACE |
every 50 hrs.
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every 100 hrs. |
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every 150/200 hrs. |
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every one year
(even if the engine has not been used) |
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DEADLINES |
INSPECTIONS |
TO REPLACE |
LOCKING TORQUES
bolts and knots |
Metric |
metric wrench (mm) |
torque (N.m) |
torque (lbf.in) |
motor cylinder-head studs |
M6 |
hexagon 10 |
9 do check for the symmetric fastening. |
80 |
prop |
M6 |
Allen
5 - |
9 / 11 go to prop setting |
80 - 100 |
engine elastic mountings
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M6 |
Allen 4 |
10 special directions : do not twist the mountings while screwing, do not use screws longer that the standard ones, the screw thread must not enter more than 6 mm |
90 |
M8 |
hex 13 or Allen 6 |
15 special directions : do not twist the rubber mounting while screwing, do not use screws longer that the standard ones, the screw thread must not enter more than 8 mm . |
140 |
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5 mm fastening for diaphragm carburetor and plastic flange |
M5 (Black anodized aluminum) |
Allen 4 or hex 8 |
4 |
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crankshaft nuts (clutch and ignition flyweel) |
M 10 x 1,25 |
hexagon wrench 17 |
35 |
330 |
spark plug |
please refer to manufacturer manual (remind the 2 mm washer, use 2,5 or 3 mm washer with very poor octan number ) |
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muffler flange |
M6 |
hexagon wrench 10 |
hand fasten and stops 2 mm before the compression of the spring (see the instruction at end of this table ) |
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engine mountings |
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miscellaneous |
4 mm |
attention: |
2,5 - 3 |
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miscellaneous |
5 mm |
4 - 5 |
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6 mm diameter |
9 - 11 |
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8 mm diameter |
20 - 24 |
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for each bolt/nut you can use 1 or 2 drops of medium strength screw glue |
instructions for mounting the muffler flange :
NOT tighten
the nuts until the end,
do not compress the
springs to the end ! otherwise it will deform permanently losing elasticity use a spacer, let 0,5 mm space between each wire of the spring |
spark plugs |
NGK B9ES |
for low temperatures |
NGK B10ES NGK B10EG or similar |
for high temperatures | |
starting string |
Polyamide 3,5 mm, length 110 cm |
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net straining rope | coated Kevlar 1,3 mm | |
gas pipe | 6mm 55cm, 4mm 20 cm we strongly advise the use of original spare parts |
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gas filter | paper filter
porosity of 20
micron porex filter inside the tank |
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gas wire |
1,2 mm |
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safety gas wire (metallic gas handle before 2004) |
2 mm o 1,2 mm |
original parts : shop.miniplane.it
Other features on the miniplane web page
Diaphragm carburetor maintenance
The diaphragm carburetor is provided with an internal filter that may get blank and cause carburetion problems that shows with power losses
To clean it it is compulsory to open the carburetor from the fuel entering side. In order to do it you must remove the aluminum lid held by four screws
You do clean it by a spout of air or by a fuel wet soft brush.
Do not remove the filter, clean it while leaving on its seat.
Do pay attention to cover with your finger about half of the filter housing, as shown in the picture, it may slip out.
For settings and modifications go to carburation