Raket 95 Owner's Manual - 4. Starting and Stopping The
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4. Starting and stopping the
Raket 95 engine.
Thanks to the Raket 95 engine being
equipped with an electric starter it is nor-
mally very easy to start. No longer does
one need a strong mechanic who is able
to lift the rear end of the kart in order to
run-start the kart.
1.
Make sure that you have filled the tank
with fuel.
2.
If the fuel line is empty of petrol then take
away the inlet silencer if it is attached,
hold your hand over the carburettor and
give full throttle. Press the start button
and hold it in until you can see that the
fuel is being pumped to the carburettor.
Release the start button.
3.
When you start the engine you should
not apply the throttle, but hold the brake
pedal down in order to avoid the kart from
beginning to roll when the engine starts.
4.
Push the start button. Normally the engine
will start directly. As soon as you hear the
engine ignite you should take your hand
away from the inlet silencer.
5.
If the engine happens to stop then press
the start button again. However this time
you should not hold your hand over the in-
let holes on the inlet silencer. If the engine
does not ignite and start directly, you can
carefully try to give a little throttle. This
may be required in particular if the engine
is cold, but otherwise there is a risk that
the engine will receive too rich of a fuel
mixture.
6.
If you do not succeed in starting the
engine through the method described
then you should check the starter bat-
tery. The battery maintains its voltage as
long as it is charged, but when it begins
to approach the limits of its capacity the
voltage can reduce quickly. Low voltage
leads to less revolutions for the starter
motor and thus can cause problems
starting, especially when the engine is
warm. A fully-charged battery will normally
cope with 50 starts before it needs to be
recharged.
7.
You stop the engine via the short circuit
button that can be found on the battery
box.