Fuel And Oil - Engiiie - Rotax 377 Operator's Manual

S E C T I O N ,
FUEL AND OIL - ENGINE
FI,EL A petrol
of octane nunb€! not belo$ MON83or ROIi9O bust be useal. In orde!
to
eosule tlat tlles€ requirenents are bet, a { star
,*r+
fuel
(\rhlch has a BirdEln
l,loN of 85) is reconnendeal 1n cleat
Brltain.
OIL the englne Is designed to operate at a fue1./oif E1x ratlo of 50 to 1.
Do not be tenpted to lncrease
the a.Eoutrt of oil
- too lruch oi1
can cause plug
failute'
excessive cajrt'on build
up (possibly
leatung to pre-lqnltion) and $i11
also reduce the octane lating
of the fuef,
!,lhlch could
feaal to detonation anil
sevele engine daroage.
Any good quallty
two atroke oll froro a leputable Eanufactutel shoul.al be satlsfactory,
but ha\dng choseD an ol1, ire woul.il recoDroend t-hat you stlck
t! t}re sane branal- ttost
olls are compatlble, but wit}| the ad\,.ent of neir blends,
s]'nthetics etc.
Droblens
Eay occ\rr If you change brands.
It the engln lB to be oeed irverted
(vith
Bpark pl.ugB
Dot-rlttB
dot.n) leleet r lrbricant
yhleh features
lqla carbon
depoaitE.
OiI !€BIAre telds to drala to lor polnts,
1.e.
spark plug cavitl"!.
Il
tbis reEidue fallg
to burn cl.ean
durlDg no!'Eal operation,
plEg toqlirE
rill
occur, possible
pre-lgnitlon
alro,
I|a{tu.facturee of auitable
lubricant6
rlll
guaHntee
tb,eir p!'qdust3 in yritirtg.
Fuel- contanlnatlon
18 a EraJor cause of engine failure.
The beet place to avolal contanination
ls at the source. Once
Ln your fuel
contalner,
a very harzadous potenllal
exists.
Use a clean aafety approved Etorage container. Filten
all
fuel enterlng and leaving this eontainer. Do not over-fllt
. contalner,
allow for expansion.
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UARNING: Oalollne lc fla rable and exploaive under
certaln condltions.
Alwaya perform proqedunea ln s nell
ventl-
lated area.
Do not snoke or allow open flalea or Eparka in the
vlclnlty. Never add fuel whlle engine le runnLng.