Engine Manual Talon 190 and Lite 125 Ver .99b
4/08/2019
pg. 27
When to Store your Paramotor
The biggest factor to determine when you are going to store the Paramotor or remove the fuel is based
on the next time you are going to fly. If you are not planning to fly in the next 2 weeks, then you should
remove the fuel from your Paramotor engine as it will become bad. Remember modern car fuel
absorbs water from the air, and after 2 weeks it can absorb enough water to cause your engine to run
rough.
Short Term Storage – Less than 30 days
If you are going to store your Paramotor for more than 2 weeks, then you should run the engine dry.
While the engine is off remove as much fuel as you can from the gas tank. Then start the Paramotor
and run the engine until there is no gas left to run on. This can take up to 10 minutes as you want to let
the engine idle to burn off the fuel that is left. Please be careful when you run the engine dry as most
times this is done with the Paramotor on the ground, and it should be secured to something.
Best way to Store your Paramotor
The best place to store your Paramotor is in a cool even temperature room between 60 and 85 degrees
Fahrenheit. Remember high heat, humidity, and direct sun light kill the rubber parts on your
Paramotor engine. If you put your Paramotor engine in a shed that sits out in the sun and the
temperature in the shed reaches a 120
℉
, then you are not really helping your Paramotor engine.
Long Term Storage – More than 30 days
If you are not going to use your Paramotor for more than 30 days, then you should take some extra
steps to ensure the engine parts do not wear-out prematurely.
Run the engine dry as explained above
Disconnect the battery
Remove the Spark Plug and squirt in a teaspoon of 2 stroke oil into the cylinder chamber. Then
re-install the spark plug and then slowly turn the engine over a couple of times to spread the oil
around using the starter. (Do Not Try to Start the Engine)
Remove the Propeller and store this in a dry location
Loosen the pulley to remove the tension from the belt so that it does not get stretched out
while not in use
Plug the Exhaust pipe with a rag, this keeps the bugs out
Cover the Airbox with a plastic bag, again to keep the bugs out
Cover the engine with a cloth and store the Paramotor in a dry location
Once a month charge the battery and turn the engine over to spread the oil around inside the
cylinder chamber