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Forum: Glow Engines
05-16-2009, 10:59 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,394,488
Posted By abufletcher

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I tested the engine on the stand again but with the same tank and tubing used on the model. It ran perfectly. So, as you say, it has to be a problem with the model. Upon trying to put the tank back...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-16-2009, 06:18 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,394,488
Posted By abufletcher

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Let me add that we try running the engine in the Legionnaire without the cowl at the field today and had the same problem. Also when I removed the engine I took a close look at the where the manifold...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-16-2009, 04:28 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,394,488
Posted By abufletcher

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

What's wrong with the image upload function!!! I've tried uploading twice with the same results.
Forum: Glow Engines
05-16-2009, 03:49 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,394,488
Posted By abufletcher

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Pulled the engine out of the model, mounted in an a test stand, and fired it up. It runs without apparent problems. Stable idle. Good high end. No sags. So what have I screwed up on the installation?...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-16-2009, 01:18 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,394,488
Posted By abufletcher

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

Same problem with two types of fuel (in both engines). Both fuels had worked well previously. 15% nitro with 20+ percet oil. All fuel was "fresh." These are both standard fuels from major Japanese...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-16-2009, 12:40 AM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,394,488
Posted By abufletcher

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

This just got DOUBLY frustrating! http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/angry_smile.gif Today I took another model also with a Saito 56 in it out to the field and had...
Forum: Glow Engines
05-15-2009, 08:37 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,394,488
Posted By abufletcher

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

BTW, I posted this thread on the new FG-14 on the Scale Forum.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_8656842/anchors_8656842/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#8656842
Forum: Glow Engines
05-15-2009, 08:36 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,394,488
Posted By abufletcher

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

The strange thing is that I had really started to trust this engine and several of the guys at the field had even commented on how great this engine was running, including our resident Saito expert....
Forum: Glow Engines
05-15-2009, 08:34 PM
Replies: 54,816
Views: 5,394,488
Posted By abufletcher

RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

I posted this in the Puppeteer thread in the Kit Building forum but here it is again. On the last of six flights the other day, my Saito 56 which had been running absolutely beautifully sagged and...
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