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Forum: Glow Engines
04-22-2012, 07:37 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

For all those who own a Saito 220 4S that won't idle I believe I have found the problem. Check your valve clearence after break-in and then again after thrity minutes of air time. What I found amazed...
Forum: Glow Engines
04-02-2012, 09:01 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I attempted once again to get a reliable idle and wasted 1/2 gal of fuel. Tommorrow I'm going to install a device called a SwitchGlo. This igniter is powered by the airborne flight pack and you can...
Forum: Glow Engines
04-01-2012, 07:16 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I'm not new to Saitos' since I own three 1.80s and they all run fine however my newest addition a 2.20 will not idle for over thirty seconds. The engine is mounted on its' side swinging a 19X8 zoar...
Forum: Glow Engines
04-01-2012, 07:13 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I'm not new to Saitos' since I own three 1.80s and they all run fine however my newest addition a 2.20 will not idle for over thirty seconds. The engine is mounted on its' side swinging a 19X8 zoar...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-26-2012, 08:57 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I recently purchased a Saito 220 NIB and it has a problem. I'm not new to Saitos but have never experienced this particular problem and need some advice. The problem is when I move the throttle past...
Forum: Glow Engines
01-07-2012, 04:49 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Your username fits your reply.
Forum: Glow Engines
01-07-2012, 02:09 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Thanks, for the information but I'm not new to four strokes. I have three Saitos 1.8 and one OS 1.2. I have never experienced anything like this with the other engines. I'm beginning to feel this...
Forum: Glow Engines
01-07-2012, 12:48 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I have a problem and need advice. I purchased a Saito 220 NIB and proceeded to bench test it. When I advance past 1/2 throttle setting the engine backfires violently throwing the complete spinner...
Forum: Glow Engines
12-24-2011, 08:56 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I mounted the regulator body on the opposite side of the engine. The outlet on the regulator to the intake barb on the spray bar is about 3 inches. As I stated it works fine until I go above 1/2...
Forum: Glow Engines
12-24-2011, 04:57 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Hi, I need some advice before I send a NIB Saito 220 back to Horizon. I posted a few days ago seeking advice on a different problem which was air bubbles in the line and the engine quitting going...
Forum: Glow Engines
12-19-2011, 04:31 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Thanks' for the reply, I thought the same thing. Are the Cline regulators any better being that they are all plastic in construction.
Forum: Glow Engines
12-19-2011, 02:54 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I just installed an "Iron Bay " fuel regulator on a Saito 220 mounted inverted. The engine is brand new and so is the regulator. I hooked-up the regulator according to the supplied instructions and...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-02-2011, 06:24 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Ok, you answered my question. It works just like my YS engine which has a diaphram. I went to the Cline website and the business is up for sale. Is it still in operation or sold to someone else. It...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-02-2011, 05:52 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

How does the Cline regulator work since is another type of unit that relies upon crankcase pressure pulses. If the Saito unit is so bad why does Saito supply it with the 200 series of engine? I asked...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-02-2011, 05:29 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Are you speaking from experience or have you been a whitness to this happening? The biggest problem with this system is getting the pressure adjustment correct. I should have asked is fuel siphoning...
Forum: Glow Engines
11-02-2011, 03:38 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I'm installing a Saito 1.8FS inverted into a ESM Hawker Hurricane. The fuel tank location in this configuration is above the fuel inlet on the carburator. The engine is equipped with an OEM fuel pump...
Forum: Glow Engines
10-18-2011, 06:37 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Thanks for the reply. I'll continue on taking your suggestion has my first step. I'm new to Saito engines since I have been using OS. I guess there is no secret they tune the same way except for YS.
Forum: Glow Engines
10-18-2011, 06:20 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I have a Saito 1.8 FS that stops running when the igniter is removed at 1/4 barrel setting. It runs fine at WOT and half throttle with the igniter removed. I'm stumpped.
Forum: Glow Engines
08-06-2011, 01:26 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Thanks for the information. I'll take your advice. If it has a stuck valve what is the corrective action?
Forum: Glow Engines
08-06-2011, 01:04 PM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I gave the wrong information. The used engine has about half the compression as the new engine. I should have read my post prior to posting.
Forum: Glow Engines
08-06-2011, 11:44 AM
Replies: 54,701
Views: 5,315,228
Posted By flycatch

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I recently purchased a used Saito 1.8 FS. The seller stated that it had 2 gallons of fuel run through it. Please note I have a NIB Saito 1.8 FS and the compression of the new engine compared to the...
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