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Y

ou are the proud o

wner of a AquaCr

aft engine – designed to

pro

vide easy star

ts and all the po

w

er y

ou’ll need f

or thr

illing 

R/C action.

The f

ollo

wing instr

uctions contain inf

or

mation y

ou’ll need to

break-in, oper

ate and maintain y

our ne

w engine lik

e a pro

.

Read

and f

ollo

w

 them carefully

, and y

our engine will pro

vide a long lif

e

of strong, dependab

le perf

o

rmance

.

• Model engine fuel is poisonous and m

ust be k

ept in a clear

ly

mar

k

ed container

, stored a

w

a

y

 from the reach of children.

• Because model engine fuel is highly flammab

le

, it should also

be k

ept a

w

a

y

 from an

ything that might cause it to ignite

(including open flames

, e
xcessiv

e

 heat, or an

y objects and

mater

ials which could produce a spar

k).

Smoking m

ust not be

per

mitted near the fuel.

• R/C model engine e

xhaust, lik

e that of automobile engines

,

contains deadly carbon mono

xide

.

D

o not r

un the engine in

enclosed spaces - oper

ate it only in open, w

ell-v

entilated areas

.

• 

Y

our engine will become v

e

ry

 hot as it r

uns

.

T

ouching an

y par

t

– par

ticular

ly the cylinder head or e

xhaust – could result in a

ser

ious b

u

rn

.

A

v

oid contact with the engine until it has cooled.

• Protect onlook

ers – especially small children – b

y

 making sure that

the
y remain at least 8 to 10 f

eet a

w

a

y

 while y

ou star

t the engine

.

• 

This engine w

as designed only to po

w

er R/C model boats and

should not be used f

or an

y other pur

pose

.

• 

T

o

 pre

v

ent damage to the pull star

ter
, ne

v

er pull the star

ter

cord out more than 10 inches (25cm).

Do not abr

uptly release

the handle

.

ADDITIONAL PRECA

UTIONS

FOR Y

OUR 

SAFETY

INTR

ODUCTION

W

a

rranty

AquaCr

aft

®

will w

a

rr

anty this engine f

or tw

o y

ears after the

purchase date from def

ects in mater

ials or 

w

o

rkmanship

.

AquaCr

aft will either repair or replace

, at no charge

, the

incorrectly made par

t.

Mak

e sure y

ou 

sa
ve the receipt or in

v

oice

y

ou w

e

re giv

e

n

when y

ou bought y

our engine! It is y

our proof of purchase and

w

e

 m
ust see it bef

ore w

e

 can honor the w

arr
anty

.

T

o retur

n

 y

our AquaCr

aft .18 f

or repairs co

v

ered under w

a

rr

anty

y

ou should send y

our engine to:

Hob

b

y

 Ser

vices

3002 N.

Apollo Dr

iv

e

, Suite 1

Champaign, Illinois 61822

Attn:

Ser

vice Depar

tment

Phone:

(217) 398-0007 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Centr

al 
Time M-F

E-mail:

hob

b

yser

vices@hob

bico

.com

Repair ser

vice is a

v

ailab

le an

ytime

.

A

fter the tw

o y
ear w

arr
anty

, y

ou can still ha

ve

 y

our AquaCr

aft .18

repaired f

or a small charge b

y

 the e

xper

ts at AquaCr

aft’
s

author

iz

ed repair f

acility

, Hob

b

y

 Ser

vices

, listed abo

ve

.

T

o

 speed up the repair pr

ocess,

please f

o

llo
w these instructions:

Send wr

itten instr

uctions which include:

a list of all items retur

ned,


THOR

OUGH

e

xplanation of the prob

lem, the ser

vice needed

and y

our phone n

u

mber dur

ing the da

y.

If y
ou e

xpect the repair to

be co

v

e

red under w

arr
anty

, be sure to include a proof of date of

purchase (y

our store receipt or purchase in

v

o

ice).

A

lso be sure to

include y

our full retur

n

 address

.

Entire Contents Cop

y

right © 2006

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Q

UZ1147 f

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r A
Q

UG1147  v1

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A

Q

Q

U

U

A

A

CRAFT .18 MARINE

CRAFT .18 MARINE

ENGINE INSTR

ENGINE INSTR

UCTIONS

UCTIONS

12

11

3

6

10

9

8

15

16

17

3

7

1

8

17

3

6

7

3

5

5

4

3

2

1

3

1

14

21

20

22

24

2

3

25

26

3

0

29

27

7

2

8

3

1

3

2

33

3

4

6

ST
OCK #

DESCRIPTION

INCLUDES

A

Q

UG4101

.......F

ront Bear

ing

......................................12 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4151

.......Rear Bear

ing

.......................................10 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4201

.......Carb Complete

....................................35 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4223

........Carb Gask

et (O-r

ing)

................................7 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4226

.......Throttle Ar

m Nut

.................................24 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4241

.......Carb Retainer Scre

w

s

.......................36 x 2pcs

A

Q

UG4261

.......Carb Barrel (Rotor)

.............................27 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4351

.......Connecting Rod

....................................6 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4411

.......Bac

kplate w/Gask

et
........................8, 16 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4501

.......Cr

ankcase

...........................................11 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4551

.......Cr

ankshaft

.............................................9 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4601

.......Piston/Slee

v

e

 Set

..............................3, 4 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4651

.......W

ater Cooling Head........................1, 13 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4652

.......Head Button

........................................13 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4739

.......Carb Dust Co

v

e

r

.................................26 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4751

.......Fuel Inlet

.............................................31 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4771

.......Bac

kplate Gask

et
..................................8 x 1pc

A

Q

UG4772

.......Head Gask

et
.........................................2 x 1pc

ST
OCK #

DESCRIPTION

INCLUDES

A

Q

UG5041

.......Idle Needle w/O-r

ing
.....................22, 23 x 1pc

A

Q

UG5042

.......Idle Needle O-r

ing
...............................23 x 1pc

A

Q

UG5421

.......Piston Pin

..............................................5 x 1pc

A

Q

UG5511

.......Recoil Star

t Assemb

ly

.........................18 x 1pc

A

Q

UG5512

.......One-W

a

y

 Bear

ing
................................37 x 1pc

A

Q

UG5526

.......Needle Soc

k

e

t.....................................32 x 1pc

A

Q

UG5527

.......Needle 

V

alv
e w/O-r

ing

........................33 x 1pc

A

Q

UG5528

.......

Needle 

V

alv
e Assemb

ly

.........31, 32, 33, 34 x 1pc

A

Q

UG5529

.......Needle 

V

alv
e O-r

ing
............................33 x 1pc

A

Q

UG5621

.......Bac

kplate Scre

ws
..............................17 x 4pcs

A

Q

UG5622

.......Head Scre

ws
.....................................20 x 4pcs

A

Q

UG5721

.......Star

t Shaft

...........................................15 x 1pc

A

Q

UG5831

.......Throttle Ar

m
........................................25 x 1pc

A

Q

UG5871

.......

Throttle Stop Scre

w Assemb

ly

........29, 30 x 1pc

OPTIONAL

A

Q

UG6000

.......

Exhaust Header w/Coupler

A

Q

UG6001

........18 T

uned 

Pipe

A

Q

UG6002

.......T

uned Pipe Silicone Extension

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TS 

LIST

Summary of Contents for AQUACRAFT .18 MARINE

Page 1: ...years after the purchase date from defects in materials or workmanship AquaCraft will either repair or replace at no charge the incorrectly made part Make sure you save the receipt or invoice you were given when you bought your engine It is your proof of purchase and we must see it before we can honor the warranty To return your AquaCraft 18 for repairs covered under warranty you should send your ...

Page 2: ...6 Once the engine is started open the high speed needle valve around 1 8 turn at a time finding the setting where the engine just barely runs 7 Look at the smoke that comes out the exhaust this is also a good indicator of how rich or lean the engine is running If there is a good amount of smoke coming out of the exhaust then chances are good that you are running rich 8 Run the boat at a medium spe...

Page 3: ...ays To Ensure A Long Life From Your Engine 1 Keep your engine clean Dirt will act as insulation on an engine It will not be able to shed heat as easily 2 Do not over lean your engine 3 Do not run your engine with little or no load Don t rev the engine up to full throttle with the boat out of the water 4 Do not overheat the engine This goes along with keeping it clean and not over leaning the engin...

Page 4: ... Complete 35 x 1pc AQUG4223 Carb Gasket O ring 7 x 1pc AQUG4226 Throttle Arm Nut 24 x 1pc AQUG4241 Carb Retainer Screws 36 x 2pcs AQUG4261 Carb Barrel Rotor 27 x 1pc AQUG4351 Connecting Rod 6 x 1pc AQUG4411 Backplate w Gasket 8 16 x 1pc AQUG4501 Crankcase 11 x 1pc AQUG4551 Crankshaft 9 x 1pc AQUG4601 Piston Sleeve Set 3 4 x 1pc AQUG4651 Water Cooling Head 1 13 x 1pc AQUG4652 Head Button 13 x 1pc A...

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