AquaCraft 18 Marine Engine - Manual (Page 4)

Y
ou are the proud o
wner of a AquaCr
aft engine – designed to
pro
vide easy star
ts and all the po
w
er y
ou’ll need f
or thr
illing
R/C action. The f
ollo
wing instr
uctions contain inf
or
mation y
ou’ll need to
break-in, oper
ate and maintain y
our ne
w engine lik
e a pro
.
Read
and f
ollo
w
them carefully
, and y
our engine will pro
vide a long lif
e
of strong, dependab
le perf
o
rmance
.
• Model engine fuel is poisonous and m
ust be k
ept in a clear
ly
mar
k
ed container
, stored a
w
a
y
from the reach of children.
• Because model engine fuel is highly flammab
le
, it should also
be k
ept a
w
a
y
from an
ything that might cause it to ignite
(including open flames
, e
xcessiv
e
heat, or an
y objects and
mater
ials which could produce a spar
k).
Smoking m
ust not be
per
mitted near the fuel.
• R/C model engine e
xhaust, lik
e that of automobile engines
,
contains deadly carbon mono
xide
.
D
o not r
un the engine in
enclosed spaces - oper
ate it only in open, w
ell-v
entilated areas
.
•
Y
our engine will become v
e
ry
hot as it r
uns
.
T
ouching an
y par
t
– par
ticular
ly the cylinder head or e
xhaust – could result in a
ser
ious b
u
rn
.
A
v
oid contact with the engine until it has cooled.
• Protect onlook
ers – especially small children – b
y
making sure that
the
y remain at least 8 to 10 f
eet a
w
a
y
while y
ou star
t the engine
.
•
This engine w
as designed only to po
w
er R/C model boats and
should not be used f
or an
y other pur
pose
.
•
T
o
pre
v
ent damage to the pull star
ter
, ne
v
er pull the star
ter
cord out more than 10 inches (25cm).
Do not abr
uptly release
the handle
.
ADDITIONAL PRECA
UTIONS
FOR Y
OUR
SAFETY
INTR
ODUCTION
W
a
rranty
•
AquaCr
aft
®
will w
a
rr
anty this engine f
or tw
o y
ears after the
purchase date from def
ects in mater
ials or
w
o
rkmanship
.
AquaCr
aft will either repair or replace
, at no charge
, the
incorrectly made par
t.
•
Mak
e sure y
ou
sa
ve the receipt or in
v
oice
y
ou w
e
re giv
e
n
when y
ou bought y
our engine! It is y
our proof of purchase and
w
e
m
ust see it bef
ore w
e
can honor the w
arr
anty
.
•
T
o retur
n
y
our AquaCr
aft .18 f
or repairs co
v
ered under w
a
rr
anty
y
ou should send y
our engine to:
Hob
b
y
Ser
vices
3002 N.
Apollo Dr
iv
e
, Suite 1
Champaign, Illinois 61822 Attn:
Ser
vice Depar
tment
Phone:
(217) 398-0007 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Centr
al
Time M-F
E-mail:
hob
b
yser
vices@hob
bico
.com
Repair ser
vice is a
v
ailab
le an
ytime
.
•
A
fter the tw
o y
ear w
arr
anty
, y
ou can still ha
ve
y
our AquaCr
aft .18
repaired f
or a small charge b
y
the e
xper
ts at AquaCr
aft’
s
author
iz
ed repair f
acility
, Hob
b
y
Ser
vices
, listed abo
ve
.
T
o
speed up the repair pr
ocess,
please f
o
llo
w these instructions:
Send wr
itten instr
uctions which include:
a list of all items retur
ned,
a
THOR
OUGH
e
xplanation of the prob
lem, the ser
vice needed
and y
our phone n
u
mber dur
ing the da
y.
If y
ou e
xpect the repair to
be co
v
e
red under w
arr
anty
, be sure to include a proof of date of
purchase (y
our store receipt or purchase in
v
o
ice).
A
lso be sure to
include y
our full retur
n
address
.
Entire Contents Cop
y
right © 2006
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ST
OCK #
DESCRIPTION
INCLUDES
A
Q
UG4101
.......F
ront Bear
ing
......................................12 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4151
.......Rear Bear
ing
.......................................10 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4201
.......Carb Complete
....................................35 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4223
........Carb Gask
et (O-r
ing)
................................7 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4226
.......Throttle Ar
m Nut
.................................24 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4241
.......Carb Retainer Scre
w
s
.......................36 x 2pcs
A
Q
UG4261
.......Carb Barrel (Rotor)
.............................27 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4351
.......Connecting Rod
....................................6 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4411
.......Bac
kplate w/Gask
et
........................8, 16 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4501
.......Cr
ankcase
...........................................11 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4551
.......Cr
ankshaft
.............................................9 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4601
.......Piston/Slee
v
e
Set
..............................3, 4 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4651
.......W
ater Cooling Head........................1, 13 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4652
.......Head Button
........................................13 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4739
.......Carb Dust Co
v
e
r
.................................26 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4751
.......Fuel Inlet
.............................................31 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4771
.......Bac
kplate Gask
et
..................................8 x 1pc
A
Q
UG4772
.......Head Gask
et
.........................................2 x 1pc
ST
OCK #
DESCRIPTION
INCLUDES
A
Q
UG5041
.......Idle Needle w/O-r
ing
.....................22, 23 x 1pc
A
Q
UG5042
.......Idle Needle O-r
ing
...............................23 x 1pc
A
Q
UG5421
.......Piston Pin
..............................................5 x 1pc
A
Q
UG5511
.......Recoil Star
t Assemb
ly
.........................18 x 1pc
A
Q
UG5512
.......One-W
a
y
Bear
ing
................................37 x 1pc
A
Q
UG5526
.......Needle Soc
k
e
t.....................................32 x 1pc
A
Q
UG5527
.......Needle
V
alv
e w/O-r
ing
........................33 x 1pc
A
Q
UG5528
.......
Needle
V
alv
e Assemb
ly
.........31, 32, 33, 34 x 1pc
A
Q
UG5529
.......Needle
V
alv
e O-r
ing
............................33 x 1pc
A
Q
UG5621
.......Bac
kplate Scre
ws
..............................17 x 4pcs
A
Q
UG5622
.......Head Scre
ws
.....................................20 x 4pcs
A
Q
UG5721
.......Star
t Shaft
...........................................15 x 1pc
A
Q
UG5831
.......Throttle Ar
m
........................................25 x 1pc
A
Q
UG5871
.......
Throttle Stop Scre
w Assemb
ly
........29, 30 x 1pc
OPTIONAL A
Q
UG6000
.......
Exhaust Header w/Coupler
A
Q
UG6001
........18 T
uned
Pipe
A
Q
UG6002
.......T
uned Pipe Silicone Extension
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