RE: UMS Evolution Radial Care and Operation
I know what you mean. I havent run my (Chase's) 7-70 yet but I have located pure Methanol in 5 gallon cans at the local industrial supply. I figure that makes it easy to cut about any fuel to get it in the range we need. It is strange how a major dist/retailer would be recommending a rather obscure and localized fuel company. Let us know if you get ahold of them.......and where they are at[:D]
Posted on: 8/7/2012 4:36 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: UMS Evolution Radial Care and Operation
[quote]ORIGINAL: Kmot How did you guys obtain your Ritch's Brew fuel? I have sent two e-mails to two different addresses listed on the Ritch's Brew website. One got returned as undeliverable, the other has never been answered. [/quote] Tom, its widely available in the Houston area but I tell ya......about 2 years ago I spent a DAY looking for thier factory and never found it. They even have a LHS and those folks didnt know squat. I have also tried to contact them with no luck. Mikes in North Dallas always has a WIDE selection of Ritch's.....I know that doesnt help you much but....[;)]
Posted on: 8/6/2012 6:51 PM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: UMS Evolution Radial Care and Operation
[quote]ORIGINAL: SOUTHERNX Hi Maxam,Hi nilsreinert123,thanks for your replies,the EVO35 Radial would struggle with a large bulky aeroplane like the Stinson 100 inch,but it sure would sound and look great ! Looks like I will fit the Saito FG36 or FA220, this will only require cutting a section from the bottom of that great looking 18 rocker cover cowl.The Saito200R3 will fit but swings a smaller prop at higher rpm and I don't own one of these engines.Cheers,Mark. [/quote] [quote]ORIGINAL: MAXAM Mark that plane sounds too large/heavy for this engine. Anybody else want to chime in??? -Tom [/quote] [quote]ORIGINAL: From the TBM Site The PTE-36 and the DLE-55 are two good options. The PTE-36 will make the plane a nice flier. It you want unlimited vertical and the ultimate in over-performance then the DLE-55 is a good choice.[/quote] Hard to say. Tom has a ton of experience here in the last couple of years with all sizes of radials and thier performance in flight, so its hard to go against advise like that. TBM says that 35cc class will fly it. A large scale prop on a radial (bigger than a 2 stroker) should work nicely. Or get the original specs and see what the Power/Weight ratio is supposed to be. But like most here. I am still in the building stage with no real world experience. Think I would discuss it at great length with Tom......but thats just me[;)]
Posted on: 7/22/2012 10:00 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
Waldo, figure out how to pinch off the line when not in use. As for the cylinders, have you ever seen those vids of 3-4 guys propping those big Pratt and Whitney's backwards before starting? If you prop your motor backwards then the first stroke in the 4 stroke system is exhaust. This will dump excess fluids out of the bottom cylinders (IE" Oil on those big ones) Just my .02
Posted on: 6/10/2012 11:54 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: crop duster r/c
ESM Arf's (aka ECOMRC) have hit the docks and are showing up everywhere. If anyone is wanting an ARF in the 96" range then now is the time to snag one[;)]
Posted on: 6/3/2012 6:59 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: UMS Evolution Radial Care and Operation
Wow thats nice. They have a building area in the middle of Mike's now??? Been a couple years since i been through there[;)]
Posted on: 6/2/2012 7:48 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: UMS Evolution Radial Care and Operation
What Tom said^^^[;)] When jumping from 2 to 3 blades or back its normal to change ONE of the prop factors but not BOTH. IE: from the 24x12 to the 22x10......you lowered BOTH dimensions. Normally you would only change ONE in order to keep your engine RPM in the same basic range and to maintain your PLF (prop load factor) say a 24x10 or a 22x12 (x3)
Posted on: 5/28/2012 4:55 PM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: UMS Evolution Radial Care and Operation
Sorry about that Lars. All Up Weight. Gross Weight. Thanks
Posted on: 5/27/2012 10:41 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: UMS Evolution Radial Care and Operation
[quote]ORIGINAL: Linkan2 PT-17 [/quote] Lars...beautiful. I might have missed it before but can you tell us what the AUW and prop your using? Thanks
Posted on: 5/27/2012 6:16 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: UMS Evolution Radial Care and Operation
[quote]ORIGINAL: slskn I will then use the fuel I ordered from Ritches Brew at 7 1/2/% oil and 5% nitro [/quote] Steve, would you post your contact info or link to Riches? Thanks
Posted on: 4/20/2012 4:50 PM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: UMS Evolution Radial Care and Operation
[quote]ORIGINAL: cymaz Is the 9-99 spark ignition, I thought so???? [/quote] No bro. The UMS/Seidel engines are glow.
Posted on: 4/19/2012 3:40 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: GMS Engine Tuning Problem
Thanks Larry....I for one appreciate that. Im sure my cohorts here also appreciate it! Best of luck to you also!
Posted on: 4/8/2012 7:41 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
[quote]ORIGINAL: jaav After making my OB glow system, Im now awaiting for the ignition systems to come off back order from HK.. Doing the spark conversion myself.. [/quote] You'll be sure and document all that here for us right?[;)] Be awesome to have one of these on ignition.
Posted on: 4/1/2012 7:21 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
[quote]ORIGINAL: wherewaldo does anyone know where you can get a 4 by 2 by roughly 1 inch piece of lead to balance a warbird ...any place that you can purchase these heavier 1 pices lead  weights? thanks [/quote] I use bulk shot. Mix with 5 min epoxy in a ziploc and mold to shape as it sets[:D] On warbirds I like to use the inside of the cowling to get it as far forwards as I can. (with a minimal amount of course)
Posted on: 4/1/2012 7:19 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
Im gonna go with horrible[:'(]
Posted on: 3/8/2012 2:50 PM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
Just a reminder. Im still in the market for one of these if someone has one they wanna get rid of. No hurry.[;)]
Posted on: 2/26/2012 11:19 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
Yea thats a beast[;)] I have a 270.
Posted on: 2/13/2012 4:16 PM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
[quote]ORIGINAL: SrTelemasterTyro Hi all, I'm new here but I have read this entire thread. I'm interested in one of these engines but was wondering that if the following snip is true would I be better off spending $200 more to get the ''Magnum'' brand of this engine? [/quote] First post no less! Welcome bro. I think we would all agree things in general have changed dramatically since 1996. So I presume you fly a SrTele. I have one, just bought another one, and just bought a 12'er kit! could talk about them all day with ya! Here is a special SrTele vid (off topic) just for you to welcome ya to the insanity! http://vimeo.com/2290571
Posted on: 2/11/2012 4:02 PM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
Thanks for that. I always wondered what the diff was.
Posted on: 2/9/2012 10:28 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
Thanks for the quickee reply[:D] How do I know if I need the shorty or the long???
Posted on: 2/8/2012 9:42 PM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
Hey Saitoheads! I need a crankshaft for a 65. Lemme know if you have one you would part with please. I could use a rod too. Thanks
Posted on: 2/8/2012 8:20 PM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
[quote]ORIGINAL: lopflyers Awesome advise, thx guys. So 5% nitro? I was thinking 15%. I also own a Moki 1.35 that idles better on 5% or no nitro. [/quote] That was spoken by a guy that lives in the UK. Nitro is difficult to get and expensive there. You need to run whatever you have. 10-15-20. You can run as much as 30 but then it gets expensive for us too. The more Nitro you run the more power it will produce and the less sensitive the needles will be. I run a generic 15% in most all of my stuff[;)]
Posted on: 1/21/2012 9:15 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Everything Radial Engines
My favorite Radial Vid. Best scale sound and one of the most beautiful models Ive ever seen[;)] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gy2vAaxyiU
Posted on: 12/15/2011 10:32 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Everything Radial Engines
Wow...engine lovers of the world rejoice! http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/searchresults.aspx?action=search&intSaleID=18885#action=paging&&intSaleID=18885&sid=00a0b98a-c0ac-453c-a609-57d77e1049ab&pg=1
Posted on: 12/13/2011 10:24 PM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: GMS Engine Tuning Problem
[quote]ORIGINAL: dhempy It would start right up into a relatively nice idle each time though .. [color=#FF0000]and I couldn't get the radio to stop it .. it would just idle way way down and keep spinning [/color](I have an idle down switch set on the radio). The prop was so slow though that a little pressure on the spinner would stop it. Dan [/quote] Sure sign of an air leak Dan. Could be anything....like you said, LSN oring, backplate, carb to block seal, etc. You know how to do a leakdown test? (Extreme cases) Take motor off, put couple feet of clean fuel tube on, finger over carb and exhaust, submerge in sink, blow, observe[:D] Minimal leaking at the front bearing is ok, major leaking is not. Good Luck. I repeat, for the new guys. I fixed mine and its a screaming monster.
Posted on: 11/10/2011 11:02 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: GMS Engine Tuning Problem
[quote]ORIGINAL: Wayne Miller Hi, I haven't been getting notices of new posts here, I just checked out of the blue and was surprised to find so many new posts. Wayne [/quote] Ditto
Posted on: 11/10/2011 10:55 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
[quote]ORIGINAL: nilsreinert123 Do you know what is a ideal flushing oil for the crank case ? i am using red automatic gear oil now.. [/quote] Thats the thing to use Nils. It has the perfect wetting qualities that we are looking for to displace impurities and mosture and protect the interior surfaces of our engines. Castor does the same thing if you happen to be using some of it in your particular fuel mix.
Posted on: 11/7/2011 10:53 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: ASP/MAGNUM FS400AR Rebuild/Overhaul
Carosel43 ......good write up. Does anyone tune a twin with one cylinder dead? Tune one side then the other? Also just noticed that Hobbbyking has a few of the basic upper end parts in stock and cheap for the 400.....nice. Thinkin Ill get a 400 from them when they get back in stock. Prolly hang it on the Fleet Bipe this winter.[:D]
Posted on: 10/29/2011 5:25 AM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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RE: Hangar 9 Twist 3D Part II - Thread Continuation
No...[:D]
Posted on: 8/28/2011 4:21 PM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Everything Radial Engines
Welcome Earl, and hey, that little thing runs great! So where do you get those and how much do they set you back? (...and what else do they have to offer[;)] )
Posted on: 8/20/2011 4:40 PM by Author "Dad_Roman" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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