Great Planes Venus 40 ARF - GPMA1025 - Manual (Page 16)

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7. Mark the position of the throttle pushrod on the firewall.
Remove the engine from the engine mount. Drill a 5/32"
[4mm] hole through the firewall for the throttle pushrod. Find
the 11-3/4" [298mm] plastic outer pushrod. Roughen up one
of the ends of the plastic outer pushrod. Insert it into the
hole until only about 1/4" [6.4mm] of the rough end shows
outside of the firewall as shown above and glue it in place
with CA.
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8. Find the fuel tank. Assemble the stopper and tubes as
shown in the photo, and then insert them into the tank. Do
not tighten the screw to expand the stopper. You will do that
in the next step. Be certain the fuel line weight (clunk) at the
end of the fuel line inside the tank does not contact the rear
of the tank. Otherwise, the line may become stuck above the
fuel level and stop the fuel flow. Remember which is the fuel
pick-up, vent and fill tubes. You can mark the tubes with a
Top Flite Panel Line Pen if you wish.
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9. Install the fuel tank in the fuse. Fit the neck through the
hole in the firewall. Be certain you install the fuel tank inside
the fuselage with the vent tube pointing up and the fill tube
down. Tighten the fuel tank screw.
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10. Glue a 1/2" x 1/4" [12mm x 6.4mm] balsa stick (not
included) as shown above to hold the fuel tank in place.
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11. Cut the fuel line in three 6" [152mm] length sections.
Install the three sections of fuel line on the three fuel tank
tubes. Mark the fuel lines so that you know what each one
is for. Install the engine (less muffler) and connect the fuel
carburetor line to the carburetor or remote needle valve. Use
a Great Planes Aluminum Fuel Line Plug to plug the fill fuel
line. If you wish, you could install a Great Planes Easy
Fueler
™ Valve for glow engines instead of the third (fill) line
in the tank.
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1. Glue the 1/8" [3.2mm] servo tray in place with CA. Add
a couple of drops of CA where the plastic outer pushrods go
through the formers. Note: If your throttle pushrod is
installed on the opposite side of the fuselage from what is
shown in the images, you may want to flip the servo tray to
better align the throttle pushrod with the throttle servo.
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2. Find the .074" x 17-1/2" [444mm] threaded on one end
pushrod, a clevis and a silicone retainer. Thread the clevis
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