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2) Foreword:
TheROTAXengineisanair-cooledz-strokeengine,
Carefuland
extensivelytested
design
andrugged
consEuction
aswell astheuse
of highqualityparrs
increasoreliabiliry and
durabiliry,Wirh proper
maintenanceandcareandwiththeuseofsuitablefuelandoil dreengine
should
give
yougoodservice
for manyyears.
TheROTAX designincorporatesthelatesttechnical
developments.In
orderto tate advantage
of
futue developmentswercseNerhedghrromake
modificationsintheROTAX design
withoutnorice.
NOTE:All fasrenersaremetricwiththeexceptioooftheinternal
thread
ofthe
p.T.
O_cankshaftwhich
is1/2
"narionalfineftread.Itisto
your
advantage
to
read
thismanual
carefullyforthe
ptotection
ofyour
engine.Theremaybesigrficant
differencesfrom
othettypes
offwocycle
engines
you
mayhaveworkedon.
Alwaysuse
genuine
ROTAX pafis.
I A Neue.r,raenginewirhoutproperloading,
e.g.corect propeller.
Refersection17.
Section
3
Fuelandoil:
Fuelcoltamination
isa
najorcauseofenginefailure.The
bestplace
toavoidcontamination
is
atthe
source.Once
inyorufuel
container',averyharzadouspotendal
edsts.
Use
aclean
safety
approved
storage
corltainer.
Filter all fuelenteringandleavingthiscontainer.
Do
nol
over- conlainer.allowforexparrsion.
WARNING: Gasolineisflan]mableandexplosive
undercertain
conditions.Alwaysperform
pioce-
dDresin awellventilatedarea.
Donot
smokeorirllow
openflames
orspaJksin tie vicillity.
Neve'raddfuel while engineisnuudDg.
Refertoteclmicaldata-TheengineisdesigdedtooperateafuelfiitI.yJith
2Eaoil. Beswetouse
ploductsof atleastthestandardshownin thetechnicfll
datasectioD.
Ifthe
engioeistobeusedinverted
(with
spark
plugspointing
down)
selectalubricant
whichfeatures
lowcarbondeposits.Oilresidueteidsrodrain
to
lowpoints,
i.e.
spark
plug
cavities.
If rhisresidue
fails to burn cleanduring normad
operation,
plug tbuling will occur,possible
prc-ignirion also.
Manufacturersof suitablelubricanrswill guariurtee
theirproducts
in writing.
Do notusefuel whichhasbeenstorcdfor alongperiod
of time.
Do flotleavefuel exposedto sunlightin translucentcontaine$.
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