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Installation - Sears Free Spirit 298.488531 Owner's Manual

1.0 h.p. bicycle assist motor

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HANDLING
Because of the ease of installation, and simplified con-
trois, the motor can be used on every type of bike, from
a ten-speed racer to a three-wheeled adult tricycle.
ECONOMICAL
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The motor runs up to 160 miles_per gallon (MPG) at an
averagecruising speed. . •
GREAT PERFORMANCE...
PEDAL,- OR POWER
Since the moto_mounts
on-yOur_own bike, a bike suited
to your needs, you have the best of two worlds. Motor
off, your. bike performs as_welt as it always did. Motor
on, you've added a wonderful new dimension to cycling,
without sacrifice.
UNIQUE
CARBURETOR:..
AUTOMATIC
•:CHOKE!
With= the: throttle
lever closed, the carburetor choke is
._aut0matically activated, with nothing to fiddle with, as-
spring you of
quick and easy starts. As you move the
throttle
lever to.higher
speeds; the choke turns itself
off at the "proper.time,
without your having to even think
about it_i Patented; _of co_rse, There is=another choke
lever (][:1:).-but this is for useonly when the temperature
is extremely cold.
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FUEL
LEVEL
GAUGE
F:rom the slit on rear side of the engine shroud and
through the
half transparent fuel
tank •wall, the. fuel
level can easily be observed (18).
NOTE: To
pour the fuel,
keep front tire=and engine
straight ahead and fill fuel only up to the maxi-
mum level in the filler hole with this. position.
After pouring; close Tank Cap tightly.
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INSTALLATION
a. First, remove the clamp stay (A&B KEY NOs31 and
33° FIG. 3 on Page 10) from the clamp bracket (A&B
KEY NOs 2 and 32, FIG. 3 on page 10), ([-2)
b. Hold the clamp brackets with both hands and place the
motor unit on the front tire and clamp the front fork
loosely by the clamp stay (A&B).
c. Push the roller engage lever down all the way. (][-4)
d. Unscrew the front axle shaft nut (6), put the sub muf-
tier stay (KEY No. 2-23) onthe axle and replace the
bxle Shaft nut loosely.
(I-5)
Then, connect rubber
joint (8).
e. When size of the bicycle wheel is !ess than 23 inchs,
Iongger side of sub muffler
pipe should be shortened
to fit.
This can be accomplished
by cutting
with
a
steel saw.
f. Apply recommended air pressure to tire.
;
g. Keep the clearance between the driving roller and tire
approximately
4mm(1/6
inJ
by adjusting wing nut
on adjusting rod (5). Or you "may use thickness of the
enclosed spanner (KEY No. 1-61) to get rough idea of
the clearance. (I-6) For riding on wet surface, smaller
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_clearance then 4mm will help avoiding slipping of the
driving roller.
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