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10-16-2019, 03:08 AM
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Dave, thanks for the care package. I'll definitely put some of those parts to use immediately.
Gary, thanks for the offer on the tacho. I ended up buying one of those $20 GT Power tachs. Seems to be working flawless.
John, congrats on getting the cams in right. What a perfect warbird engine!
Gary, thanks for the offer on the tacho. I ended up buying one of those $20 GT Power tachs. Seems to be working flawless.
John, congrats on getting the cams in right. What a perfect warbird engine!
Lonnie, that 50 sized cam I sent is the last one I have without a dent in it. Let us know how that all goes.
Pete, have you been imbibing any of the cousin to methanol. I've been out for about a week. The 82 crank has not arrived from Macgregor, today maybe. I have a perfectly balanced 18 x 6 Classic on the 1.82, when you push either blade down it simply stops somewhere and does not drift back at all.
10-16-2019, 04:07 AM
Anyone have an FA50 complete carb that they'd want to trade for a used FA45 carb or a slightly used FA82 carb?
10-16-2019, 05:19 AM
10-16-2019, 05:43 AM
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Note special chunk of concrete for holding pistons level.
These two pistons are 24.8 mm in diameter, Saito 56 size, but the one on the right has a shorter skirt. They are identical otherwise. Any knowledge out there, Thanks There is a wrist pin holding them even
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10-16-2019, 08:12 AM
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On looking at a 56 with an H on the right lug the longer skirted one is the earlier, the longer skirt won't let the crankshaft go to bottom dead center, it hits the crankcase maybe 15 degrees before bdc. I'll provide a picture in a few minutes. Pouring rain, not much else to do.
10-16-2019, 08:41 AM
Looks like Saito went to a larger counter weight. Is the skirt actually hitting the crankcase? Or is it hitting the crank counterweight?
Easy enough to simply relieve the skirt a bit eh?
Easy enough to simply relieve the skirt a bit eh?
10-16-2019, 11:49 AM
10-16-2019, 07:34 PM
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10-16-2019, 07:47 PM
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just trying to help
Jim
10-16-2019, 10:43 PM
Jim is right lonnie i like seriously overpowered tail draggers, and the answer is FAST!. This is an fa115 squeezed into a 55" ws midget mustang with a lot of hours on it.
Dave a few years back i had a small cap 232 with an fa82 in it for low level aerobatic practice and clipped the right wingtip on a 'wait a while' bush, it then cartwheeled in and bent the 82 crank at the tip. From memory the crank cost me just shy of a c note, how cheap do you get them over there?. No i don't drink hard spirits these days unless it's through a very VERY skinny straw, we mostly settle for emu export beer which is known locally as 'hooligan soup'.
ps a warning to any here who may visit asia and some of their bars. The odd aussie tourist gets seriously sick or dies drinking methanol based home made spirits that are sold as american brand whiskies or russian vodka etc, it's cheaper to make up there with methanol as a base.
Capt congrats on the fa115's i like them a lot.
10-17-2019, 02:15 AM
well don't stop there keep going>> https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...e-60-%21%21%21
just trying to help
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10-17-2019, 02:53 AM
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Here you go Pete, https://www.hobbyplastic.co.uk/index...ccdlkr6pduv5p4
Yesterday they were 46.95, mine has been on the way since the 10th, it's running a little slow.
Yesterday they were 46.95, mine has been on the way since the 10th, it's running a little slow.
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