DLE 35RA - Manual (Page 7)

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7. Secure all connections with heat shrink tubing. (not supplied)
8. Install the silicone ignition wire cover over the ignition wire to
the spark plug.
9. Install the spark plug into the engine cylinder (7– 8 lbs Torque).
Do not over tighten.
Installing the DLE-35RA on Your Airplane
Note: The DLE-35RA must be installed on at least a 3/8" [9.5 mm] fi rewall.
The fi rewall must be securely glued to the airplane. Use triangle stock
and pin the fi rewall with hardwood dowels to reinforce the fi rewall
glue joints. Never install the DLE-35RA onto a fi rewall thinner than
specifi ed because it may fail due to the power of the engine.
Note: The length of the engine from the back on the engine mount
to the face of the propeller washer is 6.30" [160 mm].
1. Use the supplied template (on the back cover of this manual) to
drill the engine mounting bolt holes.
2. Install the standoffs to the
engine with the included (4) 5
x 25 mm SHCS and 5 mm flat
washers (it’s a good idea to use
5mm lock washers between the
SHCS and the fl at washers). Next,
install the engine with standoffs
to the fi rewall using (4) 5 x 20 mm
SHCS with 5 mm lock washers and fl at washers (not included). Use
threadlocking compound, such as Great Planes
® Pro ™ Threadlocker
(GPMR6060) on all mounting screws.
3. Install the fuel tank in the airframe. Use only gasoline approved
fuel tank and fuel lines and a gasoline approved stopper. One line
should go to the carburetor and the other is to be used as a vent (a
vent line is simply an open ended fuel line from the fuel tank which
exits the engine compartment or the fuselage; most vent lines exit at
the bottom of the fi rewall).You can fi ll the tank by using the carburetor
line as fi ll line if you have access to it or install a third line to be used
as fi ll line. Installing a third line is the cleanest and easiest way to add
fuel. An alternative fueling set up is a 2-line system with a T-fi tting
approved for gasoline use. Be sure to use a fi ller plug with either a 2
line or 3 line set-up. It’s a good idea to add an extension to the vent
line as shown, that goes up and to the rear of the tank. This helps to
avoid draining fuel from the tank when the model is pointed down.