Preparing The Engine; Starting The Engine - THUNDER TIGER 999R Instruction Manual

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PREPARING THE ENGINE

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a. To start an engine, remove the red glow plug wire, then use the supplied glow plug wrench to
remove the glow plug and gasket from the engine.
b. Check the glow plug by plugging it into the glow plug igniter. The glow plug element should light
up brightly. If it lights up dimly, then the glow plug igniter is low (and it needs recharging). If it
does not light up or the plug element looks distorted, then the glow plug is bad (replace with new
one). After checking, reinstall the glow plug. Reconnect the glow plug wire onto the glow plug.
c. With the radio off, manually turn the servo to open the carburetor (open throttle).
d. Plug the tuned pipe exhaust tip.
e. Keeping the exhaust tip plugged, start the engine. Keep doing it until fuel reaches engine's
carburetor, then keep on rotating the hex shaft 2 more seconds to prime the engine.
f. Manually return the servo back to neutral.
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STARTING THE ENGINE

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a. Turn on the radio (transmitter first, then receiver).
b. Clip the glow plug igniter onto engine's dummy glow plug.
c. Press on the engine shaft starter until the engine starts. Throttle maybe required to be opened
momentarily, but release throttle back to neutral immediately after the engine starts. Remove the
glow plug igniter from dummy glow plug after engine has started and warmed up. If the engine
stops right after the igniter is removed, the carburetor setting is too rich. Please refer to engine
setting section.
UNFLOOD AN ENGINE
d. If engine shaft starter becomes hard to rotate, then the engine maybe flooded. To un flood an
engine, flip the motorbike upside down, then use a hex wrench (2mm) to insert into the hex
screw upon the clutch bell and rotate the engine crank clockwise 3-5 turns(or manually rotate
the clutch bell) to blow the excess fuel from the tuned pipe. (Note: Detaching the glow plug is
unnecessary.) Use the hex shaft to start engine again following the engine starting procedure.
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