Carf-Models SIAI Marchetti SF-260 Construction Manual page 28

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The opening beneath the motor bulkhead is for the carburetor air intake (from fuselage).
The down thrust, built in at the factory, needs no adjustment. For the correct right-thrust, a
spacer of about 2.5mm (washers or aluminum strip) needs to be placed between the motor
mount and the bulkhead (left side, top and bottom, looking from the pilots' seat)! The length
of the motor fits perfectly without any other spacers!
The installed motor, with the ignition unit looks like this...
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...and here it is with the stock mufflers (model
shown on its back) and manifolds with flex
extensions. These manifolds can be ordered,
fitted for the SF-260.
The blind-nuts should be secured in the
bulkhead with thickened Epoxy.
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