RE: Need some expert help cox style motor
If I understand this correctly, the engines won't even run off a prime. I think you're dealing with a compression problem. Stick the engine glow head and cylinder upside down into some fuel, do not submerged the exhaust ports, rotate the crankshaft to top dead center. If you see bubbles coming out where the head should be sealed, there's your problem. Other things to consider are, combustion chamber to large causing low compression ratio, or the piston cylinder fit is to loose. You may want to try posting this question at, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/049Collectors/
Posted on: 10/31/2009 3:51 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Snow Skis
[quote]ORIGINAL: hkbii Howdy gents. Well lets make that 52 takeoffs and 51 landings and 3 crashes. The skis are are fine. hkbii. [/quote] What did you do with the remains of this one?
Posted on: 10/28/2009 4:24 PM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Anyone get their credit/debit card info stolen lately?
[quote]ORIGINAL: EngineCrazy Lost Glider, Can I ask whe nyou had this happen and had you bought any 1/2a engine parts online lately? Glad you got it taken care off quickly. Later, tim [/quote] Sorry, forgot to mention that it happened a few years ago, had nothing to do with airplane parts or France.
Posted on: 10/26/2009 4:08 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: New to the world of cox engines
I would suggest disassembling the engine and scraping out the inside of the piston, and around the piston-connecting rod ball socket. I disassembled a previously run engine and found 4 large ferrous metal pieces laying in the bottom of the crank case. Then I started taking apart new Surestart engines, they all had metal particles stuck inside piston. when you reassemble it give everything a heavy coating of castor oil. Check out the "Cox reed valve FAQ" thread, http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3747940/anchors_9137938/mpage_7/key_/anchor/tm.htm#9137938 for a suggestion about taming the needle valve problem.
Posted on: 10/25/2009 3:53 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Anyone get their credit/debit card info stolen lately?
yeah, I live in Minnesota, had my check card used in New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island to the tune of 830 plus dollars. Thanks to visa fraud protection it was all straightened out quickly.
Posted on: 10/25/2009 3:22 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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This book is Volume 1, were any other volumes published?
This book is Volume 1, were any other volumes published?
Posted on: 10/17/2009 3:49 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
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RE: Exotic surestart
Here's another video from the same guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHC3_OAbmGo It's hard to tell if this is being throttled or choked. I have been working with surestarts with exhaust restricting throttle rings. Some of the engines will sputter away at 3500 RPMs for several minutes while other engines may die at 5500 RPM.
Posted on: 10/11/2009 5:17 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Omega or Cool Power for my Saito?
I don't know anything about Saitos, but a lot of info it these 2 forums; http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_5843055/tm.htm http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3306814/tm.htm Good luck! Randy
Posted on: 10/8/2009 3:18 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum "RC Fuels"
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RE: A Wen-Mac that'll make your lips smack!
[quote]ORIGINAL: provette The final value of the P38 was $3,700! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/quote] Does anyone know of hobby related items that have sold for more than this on Feebay?
Posted on: 10/5/2009 1:08 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Cox Reed Valve FAQ
[quote]ORIGINAL: Tom Nied Do the Sure Starts benefit with a piece of tubing on the needle valve to create a better seal? The reason I ask is when starting one tonight, I noticed when I pushed down on the needle it sped up and screamed a higher pitch. [/quote] Surestart engines suffer from a bad needle valve spray bar fit. My solution was a piece of Dubro small silicone tubing, cut 7/16 of an inch long, and a piece of vinyl house siding with a 3/32nd inch hole drilled in it. This will do three things, 1 stops air from being sucked in, 2 stops the needle from springing back when adjusted, and 3 prevents the needle from self adjusting itself from vibration. When installing this, lubricate the top of the spray bar, and the end of the silicone tubing. Push the needle straight into the spray bar and rotate until the threads finally catch. Do not wiggle the needle valve around, as you will bend the tip of it, push it straight in and keep turning.
Posted on: 10/1/2009 4:40 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: comparing radio range checks. Your thoughts
I had a few crashes because of bad receivers, that were not detected during collapsed antenna testing. Now, I always use extended antenna testing. My girlfriend sits in one corner of the field with the transmitter, and I walk the plane all the way across the field as far away as I can get, approximately 900 feet. If my radio gear passes that then I feel it is safe to fly.
Posted on: 9/24/2009 12:28 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Give away Surestart RC contest.
[quote]ORIGINAL: r2champion [quote]ORIGINAL: Lost Glider [quote]ORIGINAL: r2champion Ha Ha well what a surprise! Nah-na-na-na-nahhhh! I actually felt great about my answer, it just seemed like a sure thing! However, I posted it before I had the chance to double check to see if it had been used already. I would really feel bad about accepting the reward on a stolen answer. [/quote] You won
Posted on: 9/23/2009 12:19 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Give away Surestart RC contest.
[quote]ORIGINAL: r2champion Ha Ha well what a surprise! Nah-na-na-na-nahhhh! I actually felt great about my answer, it just seemed like a sure thing! However, I posted it before I had the chance to double check to see if it had been used already. I would really feel bad about accepting the reward on a stolen answer. [/quote] You won the contest. Are you now saying you refuse to accept the prize?
Posted on: 9/22/2009 8:14 PM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Give away Surestart RC contest.
[size=4]We have a winner. Yes, the dog's name is Nitro! So the winner of this contest is r2champion.[/size] I know that MetallicaJunkie posted the name Nitro first. However, when I checked his posting times, his previous post was approximately 11 hours earlier, therefore violating the "one post in 24 hours rule". So I had to ignore his correct name post.
Posted on: 9/22/2009 12:37 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Give away Surestart RC contest.
[size=4]Here is your broad clue. The word is found right here at rcuniverse, in several threads of several forums. The next clue will be posted in three days.[/size]
Posted on: 9/21/2009 6:47 PM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Pusher Prop New, but 30 mins later & ovaled out? *Help* What did that?
Are you absolutely positive that the propeller was not oval before you started using it? Try another propeller and see if the same thing happens. You might get more response to this question if you posted it in the engines forum.
Posted on: 9/18/2009 12:35 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Give away Surestart RC contest.
[quote]ORIGINAL: RocketRob I think we've all been had! I'll bet Lost Glider is really awarding the engine to the name he chooses [b]from[/b] the suggestions......... Pretty cute btw. [/quote] As I stated, when I started this thread, the dog has already been named. I am happy to see so many members trying to win this Surestart RC, but so far they have all missed the name. A broad clue
Posted on: 9/18/2009 12:20 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Give away Surestart RC contest.
[quote]ORIGINAL: MJD I give up.. if there was a way to figure it out then the game would be on. [/quote] Quitters never win.
Posted on: 9/15/2009 10:39 PM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Give away Surestart RC contest.
[quote]ORIGINAL: MJD [quote] If there is no winner after one week, I will post a clue. [/quote] How about this - is there anything in the picture that suggests the answer? Or are we blind guessing..? Brylcreem? Fenwick? Argbadoddle? Rhodium? MJD [/quote] Right now it is blind guessing. Nothing in the picture will help. Only 6 more days till a usefull clue will be given. Oh, I could give one clue, it is not Rumpelstiltskin.
Posted on: 9/15/2009 7:22 PM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Not halfA but still relevent. Prop safety always!
I had two friends that momentarily lost their brains: One stuck his hand into the front of an old 14 inch brass blade fan that was running on high speed. The other stuck his hand under a lawn mower to adjust something, all he had to do was release his grip on the handlebar and the safety lever would have killed the engine. In both cases lots of blood, stitches and skin grafting later they told me there story. In the days when I pitted for rat race teams, I learned to tape up my fingers with medical tape before the race.
Posted on: 9/15/2009 12:23 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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Give away Surestart RC contest.
Join the fun here: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9095644/tm.htm
Posted on: 9/14/2009 6:55 PM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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Give away Surestart RC contest.
I went to the local animal shelter and bought myself a used dog. She is a nine month old, Papillon/Yorkshire mix, weighing in at about 4.5 pounds. I have already named the dog, and thought it would be fun to give a Surestart with a throttle ring, to the first post that correctly guesses the dogs name. There are two rules: 1. Only one name guess per post. 2. Only one post in 24 hours. If there is no winner after one week, I will post a clue.
Posted on: 9/14/2009 6:46 PM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Speaking of changes - fuel
[quote]ORIGINAL: Lost Glider [quote]ORIGINAL: Lost Glider [quote]ORIGINAL: Andrew Lost Glider What is the synthetic/castor ratio on the oil in Trinity Platinum? andrew [/quote] Can't find that info. [/quote] I sent an e-mail to Trinity asking if they would disclose that information. [/quote] This is the answer I recieved: Our platinum fuel is 8% total oil. I can't tell u the mix but u
Posted on: 8/31/2009 6:15 PM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Speaking of changes - fuel
As if we don't already have enough to consider with fuel, I came upon this: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9057493/tm.htm
Posted on: 8/31/2009 6:50 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Speaking of changes - fuel
CP, most of us are stuck buying what ever the local hobby store has, or buying off the Web. Will you please tell us where you get your ingredients?, names, addresses, phone numbers, Web addresses, e-mail addresses. I'm sure, if it was possible, to just step out the door and meet the local chemical truck each day on his way past, we would all be doing that. But that's just not the way it is. So using what is available, and altering what is available, are the most feasible options for most of us. And how about a special permit to buy certain ingredients? Some people have skid marks on their record and may not be allowed to purchase some ingredients, or maybe they live in Themiddleofnoplace, Wyoming and would have to pay astronomical shipping fees. Thanks.
Posted on: 8/30/2009 5:15 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Speaking of changes - fuel
[quote]ORIGINAL: Yuu Check your math... 5.2 / 64 = 8.1% lube to start with. Can they sell it w/ only 8.1% lube? [/quote] What is 8% of 64? = 64*.08=5.12
Posted on: 8/29/2009 1:36 PM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Speaking of changes - fuel
[quote]ORIGINAL: Lost Glider [quote]ORIGINAL: Andrew Lost Glider What is the synthetic/castor ratio on the oil in Trinity Platinum? andrew [/quote] Can't find that info. [/quote] I sent an e-mail to Trinity asking if they would disclose that information. I did some more math, a half gallon of Trinity platinum would have approximately 5.12 ounces of lubricant. If that was 100% synthetic
Posted on: 8/29/2009 4:31 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Speaking of changes - fuel
[quote]ORIGINAL: Andrew Lost Glider What is the synthetic/castor ratio on the oil in Trinity Platinum? andrew [/quote] Can't find that info.
Posted on: 8/28/2009 1:52 PM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Speaking of changes - fuel
Trinity Platinum 30% nitro has only 8% lube, add 11.293oz castor oil to a [u]half[/u] gallon to get 21.8% lube and 25.5% nitro. Try Arty's fuel calc. spreadsheet, it's great.
Posted on: 8/28/2009 6:31 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
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RE: Where can I find good castor oil to add to my Fuel?
Google "buy bakers AA castor oil" Walmart has 6oz bottles and cheeper.
Posted on: 8/28/2009 4:41 AM by Author "Lost Glider" in the forum "Glow Engines"
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