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Forum: Glow Engines
02-13-2020, 08:07 PM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

luxtrox

​​​​​​I'm sending you some - sorry for the delay but I just ran across your post.
Forum: Glow Engines
12-01-2019, 08:08 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

In my early Fox Eagle days I managed to loose my...

In my early Fox Eagle days I managed to loose my Fox Eagle carb and I made an adapter to use other carbs. I had some inventory from a closed hobby shop and they had a box of OS carbs so I used my...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-15-2019, 02:36 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

Pull the conrod off of the crankpin and see how...

Pull the conrod off of the crankpin and see how freely the crankshaft turns - it may (most likely) turn freely with little parasitic drag. If the crankshaft does turn freely then you should apply...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-13-2019, 10:54 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

for those who may find this usefulI use luxtrox...

for those who may find this usefulI use luxtrox for break in but I use it sparingly but in a running engine. If the engine is too tight I recently started using a marvelous new variety of Dupont 7...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-10-2019, 12:26 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

Some kinds of toothpaste are abrasive enough to...

Some kinds of toothpaste are abrasive enough to polish metal parts but finding which can be tedious - good luck
Forum: Glow Engines
10-27-2019, 06:28 PM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

gary meyers <[email protected]>9:14 PM (0...

gary meyers <[email protected]>9:14 PM (0 minutes ago)2265644
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Hi ! -- Fox used to have a product they called Lustrox (if spelling is right) and I still have some. The...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-04-2018, 04:38 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

I too had all the Fox 40's and still do - with...

I too had all the Fox 40's and still do - with the Cast Iron (meehanite ) piston and steel sleeve it is vital to run higher real castor fuel . I ran 15% nitro in all my Fox 40's and still have...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-30-2018, 11:48 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

I suppose it could be done but no need with the...

I suppose it could be done but no need with the p-30 pump. The p-30 perry pump works off of crankcase pressure to actuate it and deliver fuel to the carb. Some engines need a different carb to handle...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-15-2018, 04:51 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

Smile I would run it briefly with wooden 8x3 or 8x4 to...

I would run it briefly with wooden 8x3 or 8x4 to heat the parts up using fuel with REAL castor oil - that engine doesn't survive synthetic castor for very long. Then I'd drop down to a 7x4 . That...
Forum: Glow Engines
04-01-2018, 12:43 PM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

The ill effects of synthetic castor are longer...

The ill effects of synthetic castor are longer term though I have seen the piston gaulded to the liner in a single run. Though some of my engines aren't expensive I value them enough to be certain...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-31-2018, 12:56 PM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

The old sandcast foxes have a lot of sentimental...

The old sandcast foxes have a lot of sentimental value to some folks less to a collector and even less to a flier. Right now on eBay things are totally wacky $200.00 today for something that...
Forum: Glow Engines
12-24-2017, 07:21 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

You didn't talk about boxes - are they MIB ? At...

You didn't talk about boxes - are they MIB ? At this point in time they are most valuable to an OTS enthusiast or collector and their value is determined only by what the buyer will pay. On Facebook...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-14-2017, 11:21 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

I have had a couple of FOX 60' and 74's and the...

I have had a couple of FOX 60' and 74's and the mufflers were all different . They were powerhouses though . I learned that the Rossi 60 header can be made to fit one of the Eagle 60''s to use it...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-05-2017, 06:15 PM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

My Fox Stuff

My current FOX stable consists o f a Special Betty Fox assembled Eagle 74 ABC , 5 or 6 Fox 40 BB Delux ABC's and 5 Fox 46 ABC's, a Fox .19 BB Schneurle lapped and a Fox 25 BB Schneurle lapped. 2 of...
Forum: Glow Engines
10-30-2017, 10:05 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

I suspect the fuel but it could be most anything...

I suspect the fuel but it could be most anything - check the type and content of oil in the fuel - it should be 18% to 20% real (spelled REAL) castor. FAI fuel to 10% Nitro is usually ok and it...
Forum: Glow Engines
10-09-2017, 07:00 PM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

MECOA bought a bunch of manufacturers equipment...

MECOA bought a bunch of manufacturers equipment including parts - pretty soon we will need to get anything glow, diesel or gas from them. Their problem is they have much of the machinery parts etc...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-06-2017, 06:18 PM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

My K & B 7.5 Marines (I now have 5) with the bolt...

My K & B 7.5 Marines (I now have 5) with the bolt on front ends but rear exhaust, rear carb certainly are not lacking power and all are spinning at 20,000 to 21,000 static rpm. I have never tried...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-06-2017, 05:34 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

Club Fox

EARLWB I understand the whipping concept but I have seen lots of engines, ducted fan, marine etc. turning tremendous rpm's with extreme loads and it never seemed to matter the manufacturing...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-05-2017, 12:56 PM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

fujiman - sorry I'm not a collector though I do...

fujiman - sorry I'm not a collector though I do have a lot of Fox engines (almost all ABC) probably a dozen or so. I might be interested in an Fox Eagle 60 ABC
Forum: Glow Engines
05-29-2017, 08:43 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

so dammitman I have a Q-500 fox engine and have...

so dammitman I have a Q-500 fox engine and have never ran it but I understand they sometimes will come on and off their tuned(?) muffler/pipe The solution was to lower the nitro content and back the...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-14-2017, 03:10 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

Nova Rossi engines are heavy because it takes...

Nova Rossi engines are heavy because it takes more metal to solve the strength issue which occurs due to the metalurgy. Fox and K & B used higher strength alloys and kept the metal mass down. The K...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-11-2017, 01:17 PM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

I would like to add that if anyone wants to try...

I would like to add that if anyone wants to try ordering FOX parts from MECOA I may have a parts list with part #s on it. I'm scrambling right now to put my parts list together.
Have fun out there...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-11-2017, 09:10 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

I needed something from FOX so I took a chance...

I needed something from FOX so I took a chance and called their old phone down in Fort Smith Ark and got voicemail - so I left a message and got an email back from MECOA and here is what they said. ...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-11-2017, 07:24 AM
Replies: 5,192
Views: 569,180
Posted By gmeyers

Just kind of an aside. Fox made a few 4 strokes...

Just kind of an aside. Fox made a few 4 strokes for the military (drones I think) and they tried their hand at go cart engines too but I don't know how that worked out. I went down to the factory a...
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