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If you read this manual before you install and start your new engine you can avoid some costly mistakes. Keep this manual as a reference, it is a part of the complete delivery from Radne Motor AB in Sweden or our distributors.
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Approx. thirty years later this is still the business idea of the company, and it is still led by Leif Radne. Radne Motor is today the leading Nordic gokart business. Radne Motor represents the leading manufacturers of tyres, chassis and personal protection, and is also produ- cing the Raket line of engines, mainly for gokart use.
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Raket 120 is used mainly for Ultra Light Aircraft, so called Para-gliders. This Raket 95 engine is extremely powerful for its low weight. But Raket 120 has found many more uses, both for gokart and where the low weight in combination with high power and good reliability is appreciated.
User Manual Safety precautions The Raket 120 engine is intrinsically a very safe design. If you follow these rules and general rules for machine safety, you should not encounter any risks or hazards. 1.Always equip your engine installation with a safety switch, which will make emergency stop possible from where the engine is normally operated.
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User Manual Make yourself familiar with the Raket 120 engine (Other side) Main component Learn about Page Crankcase, engine stand Assembly of engine in chassi or frame Carburettor How to set the jets Ignition Electrical settings Spark plug Nippondenso W22MP-U...
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How to install the Raket 120 engine in a chassis or frame For the assembly of the Raket 120 engine four threaded holes, M8, are provided in the bottom of the crankcase. For mounting the engine in a kart, a special mounting plate is available (part No 3004) with mounting clamps (part No 3005), which facilitates the assembly as well as the adjustment of the chain tension.
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User Manual The carburettor The Raket 120 is equipped with a Walbro diaphragm carburettor of type VG6 with fixed High Speed jet. How it works The carburettor is connected to the fuel tank with a flexible hose, made of rubber or plastic. The hose connects to the fuel inlet nipple (part No 32029 - see figure).
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If this doesn’t solve your problems, we recommend you to disassemble the carburettor from the engine and have it cleaned by Radne Motor or one of our service agents. You may also find professional help at a...
User Manual Air filter It is strongly recommended that the Raket 120 engine is equipped with an air filter. Radne Motor has a number of different designs which all protect the interior of the engine from being damaged by sand, dust and other hard particles.
User Manual Ignition The Raket 120 engine is equipped with a solid state ignition system, which consists of a minimum of parts. · The ignition coil with built in electronics. · The flywheel with the permanent magnet. · The emergency breaker = stop button.
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User Manual fore you examine the spark plug, the centre electrode may be dark brown or even black. For all the different applications that the engine has been tested for, the recommended spark plug Nippondenso W22MP-U has proven to be the best, and no ”hotter”...
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User Manual The magnapull rope starter When you intend to start the Raket 120 engine, you close the choke of the carburettor and push the decompression valve. Then you should remember two simple rules: never just pull out the rope. Grab the rope handle and pull out the rope slowly until you feel that the starter mechanism has engaged the engine.
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User Manual engine, the clutch shall smoothly start to pull the gokart away. If you look at the X-ray-drawing of the engine, you will see the parts of the clutch. It consists of the hub with three spokes, three powder iron weights and three short springs.
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User Manual Crankshaft The crankshaft with connecting rod and connecting rod needle bearing is one unit, and we don’t recommend any attempts to repair this unit. The bearings on the crankshaft are SKF 6203 C 3. This bearing cannot be replaced by any standard bearing.
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Catalytic emission control At Radne Motor we take pride in the care of our environment. For this reason we recommend the use of a catalytic exhaust converter, and all our mufflers can be delivered with or without a converter.
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For this reason it is important that you always use a gasoline and oil mixture as fuel. The Raket 120 is designed to run on a mixture of 4 % (per cent) synthetic oil in lead free gasoline, 95 or 98 oc- tane.
Also get the recommendation from the manufacturer to the percentage of synthetic oil mixture that corresponds to 4 % of oil in normal gasoline. Radne Motor AB takes no responsibility for damages that may occur due to use of improper types of fuel and oil.
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RAKET 120 Racing ES is always supplied with complete cables and battery. To be assembled as per wiring diagram. RAKET 120 Aero ES is always supplied without cables and bat- tery, depending on different applications. Always use a cable with a min. diameter of 4 mm2. Also always use a start switch of high quality, so that no sparks occur.
User Manual Troubleshooting Problem Check No fuel is drawn from the tank to the carburet- Check that there is fuel in the tank Check for leaks in the fuel hose or its connections. Check if the inlet needle valve in the carburettor is stuck.
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User Manual 32013 Choke plate ..........32032 Spring ............32014 Screw ............32033 Pin ............32015 Choke shaft ..........32035 Low jet ............32016 Cap ............32036 Spring ............32019 Screw ............32038 Throttle axle ..........32022 Screw ............32039 Bushing ............ 32023 Axle ............
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User Manual Raket 120 Manual Start 3007 Spring 40 mm ........... 3010 Flex ............3012 Silencer ............ 3012-1 Silencer with catalytic ....... 32048 Carburettor Walbro ........3053 Exhaust gasket ......... 30550 Sparkplug ..........3056 Sparklplug cap ......... 32063 Carburettor gasket ........
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Startbox for Raket engines with electric start The battery cells are well protected in the padded aluminium box. It suitable both for Raket 95 and Raket 120 with electric start Contains 12 NiMH high quality cells that gives 3.0 A and 14,4 VV It will start a Raket engine up to 70 times when fully loaded.
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User Manual Startbox för Ra Battericellerna li röd eloxerad alu Passar både Ra Innehåller 12 Ni Vid full laddning Startknapp Säkring 1 m kablage me 35510....
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Your local reseller: Radne Motor AB Box 3035, 136 03 Haninge, Sweden Visitor address: Markörgatan 2, Haninge (Stockholm) Tel +46-8-556 506 90, Fax +46-8-556 506 91 info@radne.se www.radne.se...
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