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Forum: Glow Engines
04-05-2024, 05:48 AM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

Easier and cheaper to not polish the rod. And it...

Easier and cheaper to not polish the rod. And it looks to me like they moved the oil pick up hole from the rod to bearing web to the bearing carrier area. Might be interesting to mic the thickness...
Forum: Glow Engines
02-08-2024, 08:12 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

Thanks. I will try that.

Thanks. I will try that.
Forum: Glow Engines
02-08-2024, 06:36 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vb...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/saito65_0b8412df4f87ff826adf2296380dfb6c6c648cbd.jpg
Forum: Glow Engines
02-03-2024, 07:54 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

I need a bit of help/guidance. I have a friend...

I need a bit of help/guidance.
I have a friend who got himself a partially disassembled 115. I had a 91 sitting around with a bad carb issue so we scavenged the valve covers (direct fit), the back...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-30-2023, 04:01 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

Yep! He who does not coordinate the rudder on a...

Yep! He who does not coordinate the rudder on a cub is missing a whole lot of capability and f un. I tried the dive and pull and manage to get over the top but there just is not enough energy to...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-30-2023, 09:25 AM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

I finally got a FA-65. I have used 12x6 on the...

I finally got a FA-65. I have used 12x6 on the 56, and think a 13x6 should do for the 65.
Am I all wet?

The 56 is on an old Top Flite (?) cub and won't do a good clean Immelmann and I think it...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-18-2015, 06:11 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

Hmm.. I am fairly sure that I may have had that...

Hmm.. I am fairly sure that I may have had that pamphlet in my hand earlier today. I will look (if I remember) Monday as the weekend is already committed to flying (tomorrow) and entertaining the...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-16-2015, 07:23 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

AFAIK they don't COME with aluminum mounts, you...

AFAIK they don't COME with aluminum mounts, you have to order and buy them. Or at least that is what I have had to do, maybe it is something special about me. Had 2 credit cards slammed this...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-16-2015, 11:42 AM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

Yeah and I have heard nothing but good about...

Yeah and I have heard nothing but good about Moki's. Too bad I have a pair of ST 3000's
Forum: Glow Engines
09-15-2015, 06:51 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

That was exactly what she said...:)

That was exactly what she said...:)
Forum: Glow Engines
09-15-2015, 12:29 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

I really really hate being beaten by inanimate...

I really really hate being beaten by inanimate objects! Finding that prop washer was beginning to look like one of 'those' times as I spent the better part of 6 hours looking for it this weekend in...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-13-2015, 07:46 AM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

Ah..er..hmm.. It looks to me like the second nut...

Ah..er..hmm.. It looks to me like the second nut is on backwards in your photo. I always thought the cone went into the primary and the friction between those surfaces is part of what made it work....
Forum: Glow Engines
09-12-2015, 07:01 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

Different strokes sir. My way heats up the jug,...

Different strokes sir. My way heats up the jug, ring, and piston and then cools it with fuel. Repeated cycles of that is part of what getting the engine broken in does. Or so I have been told and...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-12-2015, 01:38 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

SHHHhhhhhh! Don't tell the natives. So I...

SHHHhhhhhh! Don't tell the natives.


So I ran the 150S today on the 150GK carbureator.:( The results were mixed.

I was treating it as a new engine that needed to have the rings seated on...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-11-2015, 03:48 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

Yes, getting married did slow down some of my...

Yes, getting married did slow down some of my 'fun' stuff. Having kids finished of that particular aspect of my life. We ran a '69 L stock automatic Pony to within 1 run of winning the winter nats...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-11-2015, 05:55 AM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

Oh, for sure! On the correct airframe, flying in...

Oh, for sure! On the correct airframe, flying in the rain is a blast. I was part of the out of town party that kick started an event we were visiting that was getting rained out. We taught them...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-10-2015, 04:08 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

So finally found time to work on the engine...

So finally found time to work on the engine problem. Adjusted the valves since one of the guys here suggested that and I always try the easy stuff first. They were off but not by that much. Pulled...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-09-2015, 06:39 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

While there is nothing intrinsically wrong with...

While there is nothing intrinsically wrong with using an electric starter, I have see folks bend the con rod when there was a fuel lock issue. I personally feel it is more effective to learn the...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-04-2015, 08:16 AM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

It may be a clunk problem. There are 2 types of...

It may be a clunk problem. There are 2 types of clunks I prefer, one for gas and one for glow. For gas, I get small lawn mower clunks and use them as the attached fabric type of filter will mop up...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-03-2015, 06:36 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

I am assuming this is at all throttle setting. ...

I am assuming this is at all throttle setting. If so, this is probably the problem. Test it by pulling the cowl so you can watch the fuel flow. Watch for bubbles as it approaches 1/4 tank. If it...
Forum: Glow Engines
09-01-2015, 01:42 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

ROFLOL! Several years ago we did a night fly...

ROFLOL!

Several years ago we did a night fly at one of our old fields. Since I have developed a great night fly lighting system, I was always in the air. I used to do loops, rolls, spins, touch...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-30-2015, 07:40 AM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

Ok, I will do that as soon as I get off jury...

Ok, I will do that as soon as I get off jury duty. Might just take the carb of the wrecked 150 GK and put it on this one and see what happens. It was turning 10K when I switched the rudder...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-29-2015, 03:55 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

OK guys, I need a little guidance. I purchased...

OK guys, I need a little guidance. I purchased what was supposed to be a new in the box Saito 150S. Except for one jug bolt it LOOKED new. So I installed it and went to run it. It started just...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-26-2015, 03:08 PM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

AFAIK moisture in nitro is caused by someone...

AFAIK moisture in nitro is caused by someone leaving the cap off. Freezing it should enable you to decant the good stuff into an airtight container. But I am far far from an expert. Oh, there is...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-12-2015, 11:59 AM
Replies: 54,868
Views: 5,420,227
Posted By Jim Branaum

I moved to 5 cell packs (no mater NiCad or NiMh)...

I moved to 5 cell packs (no mater NiCad or NiMh) several years ago after almost loosing a plane ON THE GROUND when a cell dropped out. The next time I had a cell drop out, I noted that the Pitts was...
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