Glow Plugs - GM-Racing Leopard 90505 Instruction Manual

Glow Plugs

The glow looks like the ignition system in your car. The coil in the middle of the candle is glow red when
supplied with a 1.2 - 1.5 V battery, as they contain a glow ignitor is operated. This brings the com-
pressed contained in the cylinder gasoline / air mixture to the ignition. When the engine ignited, replaced
by the burning fuel produced by the temperature of the heat glow plug. Common reasons that the
engine will not tarnish, is a weak or empty 1.2 - 1.5 V battery, a fuel can be run in the Engine. Check the
function with a second Glow Plug. If the Ignitor the winding brings to glow, remove the glow plug from
the engine and examine it in the same way. A wet leaves glow to a surplus of fuel in the engine. To
remove, place a cloth rag on the open cylinder head and turn the engine a few times with the starter.
Screw the candle again, taking care that the brass washer iron. Now should be the engine to startup.
The Operating Temperature
The ideal engine temperature changes with the air temperature, it should fall within the range 100 ° C
- 120 ° C. A simple test method is to use a few drops of water on the cylinder head / cooling fins to
inject. The water would have evaporated after 3-5 seconds. If it Evaporates quickly, is the engine too
hot and full load must bolt to the enrichment of the mixture for at least two hours of "counter-
clockwise turn. If you Unsure, you should at the purchase of a favourable view of the digital thermo-
meter.
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Service
In addition to the already described service work should always try your vehicle in order to keep
firing to prevent wear. If dirt in moving parts, they can this is the performance of the model signifi-
cantly affect. Remove dirt or dust with compressed air, a soft brush and / or with a toothbrush. If
possible, try using no solvents, as this is in fact the dirt in the camps and in the normally inaccessi-
ble places and thus cause additional wear. We recommend the following simple procedures:
• Remove dirt and dust as far as possible with the methods described above.
• Keep the fuel never longer than two hours in the tank.
• Take the conclusion of a racing day, the tank empty. Build the air filter and drip a little WD-40 or
any other quality After Run-Oil in the carburetor and turn off the engine a few times.
• If necessary, clean the air filter and oil it again before you put it back into the car fitted.
• Check the car on worn, broken or gripping parts and repair them if necessary.
• Check regularly the fixed seating all screws and tighten them if necessary.
17 GM-Racing Leopard
Mini-Infrarot-Thermometer
- zum Messen der Motor-
temperatur
- Messbereich -33 ... 220°C
Best.-Nr. 1963
90505 & 90505.RTR