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Forum: Glow Engines
05-14-2021, 04:54 PM
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Posted By cubfloater

That would be welcome back, been out for a while...

That would be welcome back, been out for a while and only been flying my styro Polaris in the back yard of late till I crashed it and been repairing. So I guess I need to read up on if the old Futaba...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-12-2021, 01:55 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

I don’t know will have to check they are both...

I don’t know will have to check they are both regular spektrum and old futaba 72 MHz and I guess my lipo charger won’t charge Life? Thanks, Jim
Forum: Glow Engines
05-12-2021, 10:44 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

Oh wow another former drummer, bike racer and now...

Oh wow another former drummer, bike racer and now Rc flyer! I didn’t do baseball only church league softball but also do MGBs sort of right now. Trying to get back into flying and get my planes...
Forum: Glow Engines
01-16-2018, 04:55 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

Well I soaked it in fuel for 24 hours, took it...

Well I soaked it in fuel for 24 hours, took it out shot it with 340 degree or so up close and out she came. After cooling a bit back int fresh fuel to clean the Castrol off and should be good to go!...
Forum: Glow Engines
01-15-2018, 12:38 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

and I guess I could try freezing it then dumping...

and I guess I could try freezing it then dumping into hot water? Or maybe I have another I can use off of!
Forum: Glow Engines
01-15-2018, 12:20 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

Stuck throttle barrel, how to get loose?

its on an older 48 I believe and tried everything from heating to soaking in oil and rust busters to carb cleaners. This is the first one that heat wouldn't take car of. There's an o ring where it...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-17-2013, 06:27 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

drown that is, tried to quote w8ye!

drown that is, tried to quote w8ye!
Forum: Glow Engines
11-17-2013, 06:25 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

Well I was about to that is for sure and all the...

Well I was about to that is for sure and all the rest of mine as well. So what is it 2 - 300 rpm backed off from peak with a tach for the optimum?
Forum: Glow Engines
11-17-2013, 06:21 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

Perry, there are some good videos on YouTube...

Perry, there are some good videos on YouTube regarding tearing down, rebuilding both Saitos and OS Surpass engines. I'm about to put bearings in one of mine and feel confident in doing it after...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-17-2013, 06:13 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

you are correct! I do run it rich. I thought it...

you are correct! I do run it rich. I thought it would make your engine run cooler, last longer less chance of burning it up and just have to change glow plugs more. Guess that may be true with 2...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-17-2013, 05:27 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

Update! A few pages back I mentioned my stuck...

Update! A few pages back I mentioned my stuck exhaust valve on my Saito 72 and after soaking, tapping, pressing, PB blaster, WD40, fuel, bigger hammer you name it nothing worked so I took the jug...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-14-2013, 05:14 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

how do you know if your bearings are worn out. I...

how do you know if your bearings are worn out. I thought one I had needed it but then I got another and it may but the first ones seems smooth and quiet compared to it and others I have. Would it...
Forum: Glow Engines
10-24-2013, 03:13 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

more PB Blaster, no luck, soaked in fuel still no...

more PB Blaster, no luck, soaked in fuel still no luck. Guess I'll have to take apart. Will try tapping or wiggling a little more just in case before the dismantle.
Forum: Glow Engines
10-22-2013, 10:10 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

Well finally tried the PB Blaster overnight and...

Well finally tried the PB Blaster overnight and no luck. Sprayed in a little more and will wiggle on it tonight to see if any movement. If not I'll try soaking in fuel to see if that does it. Then I...
Forum: Glow Engines
10-08-2013, 04:57 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

Thanks Hobbsy, I thought WD40 wasn't good for...

Thanks Hobbsy, I thought WD40 wasn't good for engines and I just sprayed on top while I was trying to work the valve. I then dried it all off when I tried heat. I've used PB Blaster for some really...
Forum: Glow Engines
10-08-2013, 04:37 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

So you are saying to remove the cylinder to do...

So you are saying to remove the cylinder to do that? I would have thought there were some easier ways without having to do that and I'm sure that is not as difficult or hard to mess up as one might...
Forum: Glow Engines
10-07-2013, 05:42 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

I have a stuck valve on a 72 and have heated,...

I have a stuck valve on a 72 and have heated, oiled, WD40ed, wiggled and cannot get it unstuck. Any ideas? I assume it is the exhaust value stuck open as it is on that side. I'm stumped. Thanks...
Forum: Glow Engines
04-06-2012, 05:04 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Duh... thanks Ernie I didn't even think about Bill's notes. I've looked through them before and know there's lots of great info there. Probably more than I'll ever need. And I had to even skip...
Forum: Glow Engines
04-06-2012, 04:20 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Thanks w8ye, matter of fact I believe I took your advice on the bearings source. They are so cheap and if this goes as planned I'd think finding cheap old non-crash damaged engines might not be a...
Forum: Glow Engines
04-05-2012, 08:44 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Well I have ordered a set of bearings to replace them in my 65. She runs okay but you can hear the bad bearings so I'm sure they need replacing. If not then I'll learn how anyway. Been poking...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-30-2011, 05:27 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Not nosey at all. It's a 12 X 6 APC. I was thinking it was a 12X4.5 but that must have been on something else so this new prop may not fix my problem. I got a 11X7. So if it wasn't an RMP problem...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-29-2011, 03:46 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I hope you didn't think I was saying anything about Saitos (I love them) or other 4 strokes it's just that I didn't ever seem to have the same issue with the 2 strokes. But of course they were all...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-29-2011, 10:16 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Thanks, yes I had all kind of trouble getting it to work. It's the first spinner I ever put on a Saito and I think I even had to use two prop washers in addtion to the nut to get it to work and then...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-28-2011, 07:00 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

It's the prop nut not the spinner screw. the spinner is off. That long prop nut that has threads in the in of it that the spinner screw goes in on the prop shaft is what is glued on. I'd never...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-28-2011, 05:40 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,387,988
Posted By cubfloater

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

how do I remove prop nut? Saito 56 on a GP Cherokee polished alum spinner with blue loctite it's just spinning the crank while i hold the prop. Use a little heat? Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Jim
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