Vire 7 - Operator's Manual - Table of Contents

The data in this part of the Website are taken mainly from an old 1974 edition of the Operator's Manual, in English. The Operator's Manual was revised and rewritten in 1992. Click here for hard copy of the manual. To work online, click on any of the links below.

• Technical Data
• Mounting the Engine in the Boat
• Operation and Running
• Engine Operation
• Construction of the Engine
• Maintenance
• Adjustments
• Dismantling and Reassembly Instructions
• Storage of the Engine
• Troubleshooting - List of Failures and Their Causes

TechnicalData

• Engine
• Dimensions and clearances

Mounting the Engine in the Boat

• Engine bed requirements
• Installation of the engine and propellor shaft
• Exhaust and cooling systems
• Additional installation notes

Operation and Running

• Preparation of a new or stored engine
• Fuel and lubricants
• Starting
• Starting a warm engine
• Starting a very hot engine

Engine Operation

• Engine speed and gearbox control
• Running-in period
• Stopping the engine

Construction of the Engine

• General data
• Engine
• Cooling
• Carburettor
• Magneto
• Starter generator
• Reversing gear

Maintenance

• Regular servicing
• Lubrication of the reversing gear
• Checking the spark plug
• Dampness in the magneto
• Cleaning the carburettor strainer
• Cleaning the carburettor
• Cleaning the air filter

Adjustments

• Adjusting the carburettor
• Adjustment of the magneto breaker points gap
• Timing adjustment

Dismantling and Reassembly Instructions

• Dismantling the engine
• Reassembling the engine
• Dismantling the reversing gearbox
• Reassembling the reversing gearbox

Storage of the Engine

Troubleshooting - List of Failures and Their Causes