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Forum: Glow Engines
10-25-2018, 04:04 PM
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Posted By Charley

That's a big carb. How does it throttle in the...

That's a big carb. How does it throttle in the mid range?

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
10-08-2018, 02:44 PM
Replies: 54,701
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Posted By Charley

Isn't this thread about engines, not props?

Isn't this thread about engines, not props?
Forum: Glow Engines
08-14-2018, 04:14 PM
Replies: 54,701
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Posted By Charley

Talking Convert it to electric and you won't have to cut...

Convert it to electric and you won't have to cut the cowl! http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
08-07-2018, 03:35 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

Talking Your dad sonds like my kind of guy. I've never...

Your dad sonds like my kind of guy. I've never had any problem seeing how things work. I don't have na originating bone in my body but I savvy the skinny of most anything I can get a good look at. ...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-04-2018, 09:33 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

Fletcher

Looked up the Fletcher. Polyhedral! Not the prettiest bird but it grows onya! Good job, looks like!

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
07-08-2018, 11:55 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

Thanks, I knew that. Shoot I've been a...

Thanks, I knew that. Shoot I've been a subscriber for years. I just went to thread tools , unsubscribed and resubscribed. We'll see what happens.

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
07-07-2018, 01:34 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

For some reason my Email notifications of posts...

For some reason my Email notifications of posts on this thread stopped. Maybe this will get me resubscribed.

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
06-26-2018, 09:59 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

Jesse, I've been using NiMH batteries for...

Jesse,
I've been using NiMH batteries for flight packs for a number of years. Never had a NiMH battery sag on me in flight, to my knowledge. Of course my practice is to calculate the peak current...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-26-2018, 09:43 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

Hobbsy, It might be a good idea to indicate who...

Hobbsy, It might be a good idea to indicate who you're talking to. Could be me.

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
06-25-2018, 03:10 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

I wanted to know how many cells ACDCII was using....

I wanted to know how many cells ACDCII was using. I have several LiFe packs that I made up myself. I'm still looking for a voltage regulator with a continuously variable voltage output. Most I've...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-25-2018, 05:33 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

How many cells in the LiFe pack? CR

How many cells in the LiFe pack?

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
06-23-2018, 07:42 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

I have a rather weak spark in my NGH/RCE...

I have a rather weak spark in my NGH/RCE ignition. I'm using a 2-cell LiFe battery that I made up of A123 cells from a DeWalt 36V power pack - nominal 6.6V, 2.3AH. The ignition module is marked...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-20-2018, 03:29 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

How did you happen to come by all the parts to...

How did you happen to come by all the parts to assemble a complete engine? Tell us a stoorrey! :)

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
06-20-2018, 09:06 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

So does Popeye. CR

So does Popeye.

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
06-15-2018, 05:31 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

I considered "Old Fart Too." CR

I considered "Old Fart Too."

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
06-14-2018, 05:20 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

Hope you bought a new ring too. I used Easy-Off...

Hope you bought a new ring too. I used Easy-Off to clean valves that were run in a engine that had burned a castor content fuel. I put the valves in a epoxy cup & bathed them in EO overnight. ...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-07-2018, 03:56 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

Let's hear about those alternatives and the...

Let's hear about those alternatives and the adapters. I can't find my degree wheel but I have a clip-on timing light. I've already marked TDC on the hub. I can always find another large protractor...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-03-2018, 04:44 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

If it kicks back against the starter, try back...

If it kicks back against the starter, try back flipping it against compression. My .80 starts easily that way.

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
06-02-2018, 07:27 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

Doggone it that's what I get for working from...

Doggone it that's what I get for working from memory. 144 cu in sticks in my mind so it must have been the smallest six. If the 260 was a bolt in I didn't know it. I bought a partly wrecked...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-02-2018, 06:34 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

First I've heard of it. I check in on the 7290...

First I've heard of it. I check in on the 7290 Traffic net now and then. Haven't been on HF for a while though.
73,
CR
Forum: Glow Engines
06-01-2018, 08:16 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

By all means study up and take the tests. You...

By all means study up and take the tests. You can get excellent study guides from ARRL; that's what I used. For a guy with a first class license it'll be a snap. While I've been a tech since 1956...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-01-2018, 07:57 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

I came by a '62 Falcon Ranchero that had a worn...

I came by a '62 Falcon Ranchero that had a worn out 4 cylinder engine. I stuffed a 260 V8 with an overdrive tranny in there. Instant hot rod, although I just wanted more power for the NM & CO...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-31-2018, 12:53 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

I thought I'd try pump E85. Yep, VP makes...

I thought I'd try pump E85. Yep, VP makes Powermaster in San Antonio. Hmmm, I think the last time I saw glow fuel on the shelf locally it said VP on the cans.

Hay, AA DE AF5AO IMI QRA K

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
05-31-2018, 08:11 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

ROFL! "Seymour" turns up preaching CDI on lots of...

ROFL! "Seymour" turns up preaching CDI on lots of threads!



I may put the CDI back on it just to try E-85 fuel. I can get it here now.

CR
Forum: Glow Engines
05-31-2018, 05:16 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,316,179
Posted By Charley

LOL; when I first tried to fly it my 1.50 threw...

LOL; when I first tried to fly it my 1.50 threw props. No amount of tuning could stop it. If it went lean, burp! So I put a CH Ignitions CDI on it and a shim under the jug that CH just happened to...
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