Starting & Troubleshooting Guide For The COX°® Sure Start™ .049 Engine KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE ‘You will need 2 "D" Size Alkaline Batteries (not included). Newde Valve . Stow Head Ate tg re ne Tan de Tre ge head coin eal cole ne her) at Incase the ngine sped anne nna our: loos (Culpmintense orrononte oh a Stoease te eng pena Sanz wan rare han te ow a ) Seeman ovinder Bactpate SS Went pie Exhaust Ports ‘atte otra Reed vatve prea cans ha cor. oere Propeler Driver cates sate [tedster ‘Snap Starr? Collar Using the COX° Engine Wrenches. To remove, tighten or test the glow head: ‘A. To remove or tighten a giow head, place one wrench on the cylinder and use the other wrench to loosen or tighten the glow head as shown. Only tighten the glow head hand tight NOTE: Always install the glow head on the motor with the copper washer in place. B. To test a glow head, remove from the engine, connect glow clip to glow head as shown. The small coil should ‘glow’ bright orange. If coll does not glow or is dim, replace the glow head. NOTE: Be sure to test glow head using fresh batteries in the battery box. CAUTION: GLOW HEAD GETS HOT! USE CARE IN HANDLING. ' LET COOL BEFORE INSTALLING ON ENGINE. ST SPINNER To remove and tighten the propeller: C. Remove the spinner and insert the wrench into the slots of the prop hub nut. Tighten the prop hub nut by turing wrench clockwise or loosen the prop hub nut by turning the wrench counter-clockwise as shown. Tighten prop hub nut hand tight. NOTE: ALWAYS CHECK THE PROP HUB NUT FOR TIGHTNESS BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF EACH FLYING SESSION, Estes:Cox Corp, 1295 H Steet, Penrose, CO 812401. Assemble the battery box. ‘A. Open the plastic battery case. Insert the metal contact strips into the slots and press them into place (see illustration). Unscrew the plastic terminal caps and set aside. ‘Terminal Cap Metal Contact ‘stip, Battery Case B. Unroll the wire from around the glow head clip. Remove the pre-cut insulation from the end of each of the two wires. \Wrap the exposed wire end from the blue lead around one of the threaded terminals and the red wire around the other. ‘Screw the terminal caps over the wrapped wire. Make sure caps are tight. . Install 2D" size alkaline batteries in the battery case. c Caution: Make sure both batteries face the same direction. Close the battery case and snap the case shut. + Caution: Never mix old and new batteries. Do not mix alkaline, standard and rechargeable batteries. * Not recommended for use with rechargeable batteries. * Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged. HOWTO START AND OPERATE YOUR NEW COX® ENGINE Purchase a premium grade of Glow Fuel having between 10 and 15% nitro content from your local hobby store. (HINT: Using a Glow Fuel with a blend of Castor and Synthetic Oil will prolong the life of your engine). Before attempt- ing to fly, ‘Break In’ the engine by running it slightly ‘Rich’ for at least 3 full tanks of fuel on the ground. Refer to the fol- lowing steps to start and tune the engine for maximum flight performance. 1. Filling the fuel tank. Close the needle valve by rotating it clockwise untl itis finger tight: Caution: Take care not to over tighten as you could ruin the needle valve assembly. Then, open the needle valve 4 turns (counter-clockwise) Next, slip the filler hose onto the fuel tank fil port and gently transfer fuel. The fuel tank is full when fuel starts to flow out of the fuel overtiow. Wipe excess fuel off of aircraft with a cloth after fueling. Wash hands thoroughly after flying2.“Priming” the COX? .049 engine for starting. ‘Priming’ an engine means to start fuel flowing from the fuel tank to the engine prior to starting, Follow this procedure to ‘prime’ your COX .049 engine. ‘A. Place finger over the choke tube. Wind the propeller clockwise and ‘engage the hook of the spring snap starter onto the propeller blade. Continue to rotate the propeller with the spring starter hook engaged ‘one full turn clockwise (NOTE: Rotating the propeller more than 1 full turn with the spring starter engaged will result in damage to the spring starter). Quickly release the propeller and repeat once more. The engine will be ‘primed’ and ready to start B. Remove your finger from the top of the choke tube and prepare to start the engine. Caution: Never ‘prime’ the engine with the glow head clip attached to engine. 3. Starting the COX*.049 engine. Ween ‘A. Connect the glow head clip to the glow head as illustrated. Check that glow clip wires are Positioned away from propetter. Be sure to instruct your helper(s) to stay behind the propeller and model at all times during engine operation. B. Hold the model securely with one hand and with the other hand wind the propeller clockwise (1 full turn) as before during ‘priming’, then quickly release the propeller to start the engine. Try to do this in one smooth step. The engine should start within the first three tries. C. If the engine does not start after three tries, disconnect the glow head clip and re-prime the engine, ‘open’ the needle valve 1/4 tur, then ty again. Caution: Never ‘prime’ the engine with the glow head clip attached to engine. Note: If the engine stil won't start after repeated attempts, review the trouble-shooting portion of these instructions. ‘SMALL FORK CLIPS AROUND BUTTON END LARGE FORK LIES ON TOP D. When the engine starts, letit run a moment, then a little at a time ‘close’ (turn clockwise) the Needle Valve to ‘lean’ the fuel flow. You will hear the engine increase speed (RPM's). Continue to ‘lean’ the fuel flow until you hear the engine gain maximum speed then suddenly lose speed. Stop there and then slowly ‘open’ (tum counter-clockwise) the Needle Valve to ‘chen’ the fuel flow. You will hear the engine increase to its maximum speed again. At that point, the engine should be run- ning smoothly and at maximum speed. If not; adjust the Needle Valve a ‘small amount in either direction until the engine runs smooth E. Disconnect the Glow Plug Clip. Pull it straight back and away from the propeller. f necessary, adjust the Needle Valve as required for the engine to run smooth and at maximum speed. Let the engine run unti itis out of fuel. Allow the engine to cool, then restart and run 2 more tanks of fuel through the engine to ‘break-in’. HINT: ‘Open’ the needle 1/2 tum to ease starting, then slowly ‘close’ until maximum speed is achieved again. F. After 3 tanks of fuel, your engine is ready for flying. Keep the engine clean and free of any dirt. When ready to fly, simply Prime and Start the engine adjusting the Needle Valve as required for maximum speed. (If you have any trouble refer to Troubleshooting Guide for further information.) CAUTION! The engine gets very hot when running. DO NOT touch the engine after it stops. Allow the engine to cool before re-fueling or handling. Remove any fuel from the fuel tank when finished flying by running engine until it runs out of fuel.