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) >
|
every 25
hours |
|
|
deadlines |
TO
CHECK |
TO
REPLACE |
every 50
hrs.
|
|
spark
plug
-
5 mm clutch screws (3 pads clutch model 2008)
-
clutch springs (2 pads version before 2008)
|
every 100
hrs. |
-
crankshaft
sealers
-
cranckshaft roller bearing (tollerance
and noise)
clutch diameter and clearance
clutch bell (minimum
thickness 1,2 mm)
-
string,
springs and plastic parts of the starter system
|
|
every 200
hrs. |
|
piston
-
cranckshaft sealers
-
cooling
fan
|
every one year
(even if the engine has not been used) |
gas pump and/or carburetor
diaphragms
-
crankshaft
sealers
all plastic parts
-
wood propeller
|
- rubber shock absorbers
-
gasoline pipes
|
DEADLINES |
INSPECTIONS |
TO
REPLACE |
LOCKING
TORQUES
bolts
and knots |
Metric |
wrench |
torque
(N.m) |
torque (lbf.in) |
motor
head studs / cylinder |
M6 |
hexagon
wrench
10 |
FIRST
ASSEMBLING : 9
MAINTENANCE : 8
do check for the symmetric fastening. |
80
72
|
prop |
M6 |
socket wrench (Allen)
5/
hexagon wrench
10 |
10 / 13
go to prop
setting |
90 / 120 |
engine
elastic mountings
|
M6 |
socket wrench (Allen)
5 |
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 |
hexagon
wrench
13 or
socket wrench (Allen)
6 |
12 special
directions :
do not twist the bearings while screwing, do not use screws longer that
the standard ones, the screw thread must not enter more than 6 mm .
|
110 |
engine
mountings |
|
|
|
|
miscellaneous |
M4 |
socket wrench (Allen)
3 |
2,5 / 3 |
|
miscellaneous |
M5 |
socket wrench (Allen)
4 |
4 / 5 |
|
5
mm fastening for diaphragm carburetor and plastic flange |
|
socket wrench (Allen)
4 |
4 |
|
6 mm
diameter |
|
socket wrench (Allen)
5 |
|
|
8 mm
diameter |
|
socket wrench (Allen)
6 |
|
|
| crankshaft
knots (clutch) |
|
hexagon
wrench 17 |
35
right screw thread locking on the cone, |
330 |
| crankshaft
knots
(starter) |
|
hexagon
wrench 17 |
35
right screw thread
|
330 |
muffler
flange |
|
hexagon
wrench 10 |
hand
fasten until the compression of the spring (5) than unfasten half - one a turn. |
|
for
each bolt/nut always use 1 or 2 drops of medium strength
screw glue |
Spare
parts main features
spark
plugs |
NGK B9ES
NGK B9EG
or similar |
for low temperatures |
NGK B10ES
NGK B10EG
or similar |
for high temperatures |
starting
string |
Polyamide
3,5 mm, length 110 cm |
| net
straining rope |
coated Kevlar
1,3 mm |
| gas pipe |
6mm 55cm, 4mm 20 cm
we strongly advise the use of original spare parts |
| gas filter |
Fiaam FT 4874  20
micron(when the porex filter inside
the tank is used, the paper filter is not necessary) |
gas
wire |
1,2
mm |
safety
gas wire (metallic gas handle before 2004) |
2 mm
o 1,2 mm |
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