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Engine Maintenance
The best thing you can do to keep any model airplane engine happy is to make sure you don’t run it with a lean fuel mixture. Use an inline fuel filter between the tank and the carburetor and install a second filter between the fuel tank and your fuel container pump. After approximately one hour of operation, you may have to adjust the intake and exhaust valve tappet gaps. While checking the valves, be sure...
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