Summary of Raket 85
Page 1
Radne motor ab users manual english.
Page 2
2 users manual 2 © radne motor ab 1998-2005 introduction we at radne motor congratulate you to your choice of the raket 85 go-kart engine. With this manual we will try to give you hints regarding the run- ning and the maintenance of your new engine. It is our sincere hope that your new engine will g...
Page 3
2 users manual 3 2 raket 60 raket 85 racing raket 120 racing es raket 120 raket 120 aero es raket engines the first raket engine was introduced in 1972. Extensive re- search for a reliable, simple to use, yet fun to drive go-kart engine at an acceptable price, had convinced radne motor to start the m...
Page 4
4 users manual 4 to the new owner of a raket 85 kart engine please read the following two pages. It will take you perhaps 15 minutes, but it can save you a lot of aggravation and money in the future. We congratulate you to your new raket 85 engine. We hope you will have a lot of fun with it. This en...
Page 5
4 users manual 5 4 mounting the engine on the kart for this purpose use original engine mount for the kart. We have a special engine mount for the raket 85 engine, which makes the mounting to the frame very simple. The part number for the engine mount is 3004. Please see illus- tration for drilling ...
Page 6
6 users manual 6 carburettor setting if you mounted the engine on the kart according to the description, you are now ready for your first test run. Select a “normal” gear- ing. We suggest 11 teeth on the engine sprocket (this is standard) and 80 teeth on the rear axle sprocket, this we call 11:80 gea...
Page 7
6 users manual 7 6 the best advice we can give you, and this can save you a lot of money, is that you take advice from someone who has experience of the raket engine before you try some extreme carburet- tor settings. No engine has taken serious damage of a too rich mixture, but many, many have brok...
Page 8
8 users manual 8 service advice if you are not satisfied with the performance of the engine, and other karts are faster down the straight or out of the bends, it does not necessarily mean that your engine is no good. It could mean that it needs basic adjustment of the carburettor or ignition sys- tem...
Page 9
8 users manual 9 8 very hard to see, so if it has been used for some time – change it. When you change the pump membrane, always change the gasket too. The membrane shall always be placed nearest to the carburettor housing, otherwise the valves will not work. Then take a last check of the channel be...
Page 10
10 users manual 10 how to check the correct opening pressure for the needle valve. Connect a small air pump with a manometer to the fuel nipple of the carburettor. Drop some fuel on the needle valve and pump up some pressure. At 1.0 kp/cm2 the needle valve shall open – and you can see that it bubble...
Page 11
10 users manual 11 10 the ignition system the raket 85 is equipped with a transistor ignition system, which is specially made for raket kart engines. It is very reliable. Nor- mally it does not give any problems. Adjustment of the raket 85 ignition system starts by adjusting the distance between the...
Page 12
12 users manual 12 product description note! Most part of the product description only covers the rules in the scandinavian countries. This product description is only a supplement to the homologa- tion form for the raket 85 engine. In case of doubt, you must first consult the homologation form, and ...
Page 13
12 users manual 13 12 you must not machine or modify the connecting rod in any way. The needle bearings at both ends of the connecting rod are “free” in respect to the make, but must be of the same type as the origi- nal bearings (a needle bearing in a steel cage). 3. The cylinder and the sparkplug ...
Page 14
14 users manual 14 the following external modifications of the carburettor are allowed: - you may make the modifications needed for fitting the throttle linkage, but only under the circumstance that it has no effect on the function of the carburettor - you may change the gasoline inlet nipple 7. Restri...
Page 15
14 users manual 15 14 1,3 mm be mounted to the cylinder with two bolts in the two original holes on the exhaust side of the cylinder. The flange of the pipe must not have a hole with larger dimen- sions than the exhaust channel of the cylinder, measured closest to the flange. The flexible hose is “free...
Page 16
16 users manual 16 service date: description:.
Page 17
16 users manual 17 16 3013 plate 3014 screw 3015 choke axle 3016 cap 3017 main diaphragm 3018 gasket 3019 screw 3020 expansion cap 3022 screw 3023 axle 3024 lever 3025 valve 3026 spring 3027 expansion cap 3028 sirclip 3029 fuel elbow 3030 tube fitting 3031 high speed mixture screw 3032 spring 3033 ba...
Page 18
18 users manual 18 3007 spring 40 mm 3010 flex 3012 silencer 3012-1 silencer with catalytic converter 3048 carburettor hs-175 3048-1 carburettor hs-205 3053 exhast gasket 3054 cylinder screw 5x25 3055 sparkplug 3056 sparkplug cap 3059 aircover 3063 carburettor gasket 3065 inlet flange 3066 inlet gask...
Page 19
18 users manual 19 18.
Page 20
Radne motor ab , box 3035, 136 03 haninge, sweden tel: +46-8-556 506 90, fax: +46-8-556 506 91 info@radne.Se http://www.Radne.Se.