18/10/02 mod. C MAN-016 D
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE "LEOPARD" ENGINE
This engine of the "TaG" series (To ch and Go) has been expressly designed and
developed for the powering of karts for hobby racing on closed tracks, destined for this
specific p rpose. When designing this new line of engines, the technical sol tions already
adopted for the high performance engines were sed, in order to g arantee the highest
reliability of components, when the operating limitations are respected.
The motor is a single cylinder sing the two stroke principle.
The cylinder and the crankcase are in al mini m alloy.
The pressed in liner is made of centrif gated cast iron, f lly machined to g arantee the
best possible stability.
The head is separated from the cylinder and sec red by st ds.
The crankshaft is b ilt and s pported by two ball-bearings. The crankshaft is of steel alloy,
hardened and tempered , as is the connecting rod which r ns on roller bearings.
The igniton incl des a 4 pole stator/rotor with integral pick- p, an H.T. coil and an
electronic nit with micro-processor (Power-Pack), complete with wiring harness.
The main feat res of the ignition are:
- D ring the start of the engine, the power-pack activates a booster which increases the
spark energy to facilitate the starting of the engine.
- The ignition system permits, thro gh the electronic nit, the onboard battery recharging
d ring the normal se of the engine.
- The spark is generated also witho t a battery: it is therefore possible, in case of
emergency, to start the engine with an external starter nit.
The engine has an integrated electric starter; by p shing the green start b tton the starter
activates a bendix type gear which engages the starter ring assembled on the cl tch.
The engine is provided with an a tomatic dry centrif gal cl tch with low maintenance and
with interchangeable sprocket.
The carb retor is a diaphragm Tillotson carb retor with integral f el p mp, filter and all
position mo nting capability.
The battery (12 V- 7.2Ah) is a sealed, no maintenance battery and is s pplied already
preassembled in the Power Pack s pport box which can be easily adapted to all existing
chassis.
The exha st, incl ded in the s pply, is already t ned for the best possible performance.
The engine is s pplied with a kit which incl des the radiator, the p mp, water hoses and
whatever necessary for the assembly on the kart.