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9. MAINTENANCE / CLEANING / CONSERVATION OF THE ENGINE

9.1 MAINTENANCE OF THE ENGINE AFTER USE.
Before the engine is stored after use, we recommend the following procedure:
1° - 1st Ensure that no fuel remains inside the engine: disconnect the fuel feed line (using a clip or a tape) and wait until it burns out 
completely and empty the tank. This is very important in order to prevent oxidation and rusting inside the engine, if fuel is left inside the 
engine for any length of time, it will create an acid solution containing alcohol, water and nitro which will heavily ruin the engine. The 
con-rod for instance, will turn a lead color, bearings will be darker in the affected areas.

Attention - Please be careful to all moving parts

.

2° - Outside cleaning of the engine. For this you can use petrol mixed with 5-10% lubrication oil and a small brush to remove dirt.

Attention – You must proceed when the engine is stopped and cold to avoid contact with moving parts or dangerous high

temperatures

.

3° - Inside cleaning of the engine.The same mixture can be used to clean the inside of the engine but before doing this remember to 
remove glow-plug and backplate. Place the piston in the top dead center (TDC) before removing the backplate. If you do not follow this 
advice you could break the piston against the backplate’s groove, wash and lubrificate with Novarossi oil 1M2.

Do not clean the silicone tuned crankshaft with solvent or 
gasoline. 

Attention – You must procede when the engine is 

stopped and cold to avoid contact with moving parts or 

dangerous high temperatures

. We recommend to use the 

following anti-dust covers (cod. 29065) on your crankcase, 
carburettor and fuel intake.

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TDC

BDC

Mephisto.21MH | Mephisto.21MA

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NOVAROSSI WORLD S.r.l.

Via Europa, 20/A - 25040 Monticelli Brusati (BS) - ITALIA
web: www.novarossi.it | e-mail: [email protected]
Tel. +39 030/6850316 | Fax: +39 030/6850314

Drawings are just indicative.

EXPLODED VIEW

NOVAROSSI WORLD S.r.l. reserves the right to modify products without prior notice.

50054

Tuned pipe super silenced with cooling.

50050

Tuned pipe silenced.

50042

Tuned pipe super silenced.

40045

Manifold curved 5°, conical, with cooling.

40043

Manifold curved 15°, conical, with cooling.

40042

Manifold curved 180°, conical.

02002T-MT3

29010

08080

08580

05000

04000

06009

05001

14002

19000

20000

17003

27000

75065

18000

18000

19000

21000/2

85028

12000

13045

14001

03001XL

03005XL

03005XL

01001

C6TF

28038

29002

0.10mm 

0.30 mm

0.30 mm

03002XL 0.15  mm

03003XL 0.20 mm

Date of last modification:

24-10-2019

Mephisto.21MH

16002 (ceramic)

Mephisto.21MA

16001 (steel)

09023 FN13

(16% nitro)

Exhaust Recommended

MEPHISTO.21M

H I G H   P E R F O R M A N C E   N I T R O   E N G I N E S

11019

11453

11406

11463

11461

11465

11404/A

11457

11036

14492

11354

11455

11355

11005

11357

11358

CARBURETTOR

CODE: 75065

Optional

Optional

07006/18

11020

11029

11047

11043

11019

11042

24125

11005

11016

11007

11021

11010

11012

11009

11041

11034

CARBURETTOR

CODE: 24027

CARBURETTOR

CODE: 75066

CODE: 11000

11457

11036

11465

11461

11463

11000/1

19001

14492

11012

11406

11005

11354/A

11355

11357

11358

14602

11028

11373

11404/B

Mephisto.21MH

rear bearing with ceramic balls

front bearing with steel balls

Mephisto.21MA

rear and front steel balls bearing

For 25% nitro

28025

9.2 PROTECTION OF THE ENGINE.

Rust – Oxidation. Rust and oxidation can be avoided using good quality fuel. Alcohol can contain a high percentage of water or it can 
absorb it from the atmosphere being it hygroscopic. The engine can rust even If nitro is not first quality as well. If you note oxidation in 
your engine, we strongly suggest to stop using your present nitro and run the engine using only a mixture of alcohol and oil. A good fuel is 
composed of alcohol without water, good nitro and de-gummed castor oil of first pressure (acidy lower than 0.5%). Parts mostly exposed 
to oxidation and rust due to bad fuel are: ball bearing, shaft and con-rod. 

Attention – Do not drink fuel or its components and do not 

inhale vapors

.

Overheating. Overheating can be avoided not using a too lean mixture (low fuel/air ratio). Overheating the engine can cause an increase of 
temperature on the engine and the crankpin could turn blue. This means that it reached 200° Celsius. With the crankpin also the con-rod 
overheats over 180° Celsius, losing its mechanic al characteristic. In this case we suggest to replace them. Generally when the piston has 
been exposed to overheating it will seize near the exhaust and the sleeve will no longer be usable. Overheating can also lead to failure of 
the piston and the combustion chamber.

10. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Many indications referring the right and safe use of the engine have been supplied in this workbook. In this chapter we resume and 
complete them with other ones pointing out that the user is the only responsible for a safe conduct towards himself, third parties, animals 
and locations. Being the engine part of a complex model which can be potentially dangerous, it must be started up after having checked 
the model responses to the most important safety requirements. This check must be made by the manufacturer of the model and 
assured by the presence of        logo on the product.
10.1  - Everybody who can be damaged by the model (above all children) must be kept away from the operator and from the model. 
Spectators must always respect safety distances.
10.2 - The engine must be carefully fixed on the model. Be aware that the engine during its operations could generate high temperatures 
on itself and on the model where it is installed. The noise is reduced thanks to a silenced pipe. You cannot start the engine without this 
pipe.
10.3 - When you start the engine you must keep your face, body and hands away from moving parts (gears, propeller,…). Do not touch the 
engine, there could be very high temperatures.
10.4 - All adjustments must be made using instruments (screw drivers) of correct dimensions.
10.5 - You must use a radio control and components of high quality, this allows a perfect control of the engine (acceleration and stop).
10.6 - Keep fuel in a suitable and sure place.
10.7 - Follow with care the safety rules given by different federations, basing on category and use of model.
10.8- Ask always to the shop for any requirements, information and/or to signal any anomalies.

11. CONCLUSIONS – WARRANTY RESTRICTIONS

Novarossi World S.r.l. will always try to use the best materials available to maintain the high quality and reliability of products. We reserve 
the right to make changes without notice. No warranty is given for damaged ball bearings, con-rods and couplings installed on the 
engine. In fact ball bearing can be ruined by rust and oxidation, caused by the use of bad quality alcohol. Con-rods break for sudden 
leanings by bad lubrication for incorrect working of gearbox due to over drive happened also in a previous moment and, above all, for the 
use of improper fuel. The same damaging causes to the con-rod may cause an irreparable failure of the sleeve due to the high temperatu-
re reached.

In any case we cannot replace under guarantee any engines or spare parts which after examination present manipulation of one of the 

defaults above listed.

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