Great Planes Seawind .60-.91 ARF - GPMA1360 - Manual (Page 10)

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1. Use a piece of thin cardboard or plastic to make a
template for the cutout in the cowl for the head of the engine.
Tape the template to the fuselage, accurately indicating the
position of the head.
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2. Carefully remove the engine. Slide the cowl in position
and tape it to the fuselage. Use a felt-tip pen to transfer the
hole in the template onto the cowl.
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3. Remove the cowl and template, and then remount the
engine. Cut out the hole in the cowl, test-fitting it over the
engine as you go.
Hint: Cut the hole in the cowl undersize at first so you can
make adjustments to its position.
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4. Once the cowl is trimmed to fit and positioned over the
engine, install the spinner backplate on the engine. Adjust the
cowl so that the spinner backplate aligns with the front of the
cowl. Tape the cowl in position.
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5. Drill a 1/16" [1.6mm] pilot hole, above and below the air
exit indentation. Increase the hole in the cowl only to 3/32"
[2.4mm]. Secure the cowl to the fuselage with four #2 x 3/8"
[9.5mm] self-tapping screws and #2 flat washers.
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6. Remove the spinner backplate and the cowl. Using the
template method, locate and cut the hole for the needle valve.
Connect the fuel line to the carburetor. Replace the cowl and
install the muffler. Attach the pressure line to the muffler.
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7. Use a sharp canopy scissors and sanding bar to trim the
throttle servo hatch cover to fit the fuselage.
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8. Note the four wood blocks, in each corner, under the
throttle servo hatch opening. Position the hatch cover over the
opening and drill a 1/16" [1.6mm] pilot hole in each corner.
Remove the hatch cover and enlarge the holes in the cover to
3/32" [2.4mm]. Secure the hatch cover to the fuselage with
four 2 x 8mm sheet metal screws and 2mm washers.
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9. Install the spinner backplate and then the propeller on
the engine. Secure the propeller with the prop washer and the
propeller nut included with your engine.
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10. Install the spinner nut included with the Seawind ARF.
Position the spinner over the propeller and use the included
socket-head bolt to attach the spinner to the spinner nut.
Depending on the thickness of the propeller, you may need to
cut the socket-head bolt.
INSTALL THE COWL
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