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Thats one of your better posts there O.F. It even made sense commas or not ! The remark about the p40 was like getting hit in the head with a sledgehammer wrapped in a feather pillow !
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I asked him about a nice but dirty looking SupreTiger 75 on the counter. A guy came in saying it wouldn't idle and got so mad he gave the owner the engine free. The low speed needle was screwed all the way in. Otherwise, it will clean up nicely. Those are nice looking engines.
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Barry, I've seen those kinds of guys at flying fields before, they try to tell everybody how to do everything and that everybody is wrong. They have no fun and are miserable. I avoid them like the plague. I wonder how many people he's driven away from the hobby. As my Dad used say, if you shoved a hat pin up that guys ass, the Budweiser Clydesdale's couldn't pull it back out.
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I was listen to a guy who took up C/L in the last 6 months talking to an old guy in one of the local R/C clubs telling him how is was doing C/L wrong. The old guy just walked away shaking his head. What the instant expert didn't know the old guy has a garage full of trophies from C/L competition flying. He has more days teaching C/L then the other smuck has minutes flying.
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Both interesting comments.
"White Hats"... who just Nazi the hell out of the field... don't contribute anything useful.
Likewise... those who don't have a clue... but also offer-up their lame "advice" don't achieve all that much in the end.
What's important... IMHO... is the person who "knows"... offers up their advice in such a way as it doesn't sound intimidating, or parochial.
We can all learn a lot from those who have "been there...done that".. if it's dished up the right way. Hey?
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"White Hats"... who just Nazi the hell out of the field... don't contribute anything useful.
Likewise... those who don't have a clue... but also offer-up their lame "advice" don't achieve all that much in the end.
What's important... IMHO... is the person who "knows"... offers up their advice in such a way as it doesn't sound intimidating, or parochial.
We can all learn a lot from those who have "been there...done that".. if it's dished up the right way. Hey?
BJ
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Unfortunately, too many of those who know have reached the point they figure they can't fix stupid so why try?
I my self have found that the older i get its hard to offer up help to some people. They all have been on the internet and now all there is about what they are trying to fix. So when you try to offer the right advice they are less willing to listen. So you keep your mouth shut and walk away shaking yor head.
Jim post a pic of your shoestring they are pretty.Popo no commas or capitals i find bourbon is good at deleting them.
Barry you know what happens when people get old and ornery er about running engines in,doggone downright stubborn in fact.I agree,when you have a well run in and tuned saito the needles stay the same week in and out although the first flight of the day can seem a bit off till the engine settles down again.This is when some people start playing with needles thinking it needs a fine tune and it does'nt.Had a guy at the field who looked like he was handcranking an old car starter the way he used to turn high speed needles on any engine he owned.A saito 180 chucked a prop and smacked him in the side of the neck..as he was'nt bleeding i allowed myself a large smile,revenge is sweet.
ps did dave say he was waylon at his willy?
Barry you know what happens when people get old and ornery er about running engines in,doggone downright stubborn in fact.I agree,when you have a well run in and tuned saito the needles stay the same week in and out although the first flight of the day can seem a bit off till the engine settles down again.This is when some people start playing with needles thinking it needs a fine tune and it does'nt.Had a guy at the field who looked like he was handcranking an old car starter the way he used to turn high speed needles on any engine he owned.A saito 180 chucked a prop and smacked him in the side of the neck..as he was'nt bleeding i allowed myself a large smile,revenge is sweet.
ps did dave say he was waylon at his willy?
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OF, you can see my Shoe String in my link, back when I didn't have a Cowl,, I have a Cowl for it now but it's a .40 size Cowl, I had to mod the plane to get it to fit, but the plane is not finished yet, I ether have to replace the front bearing in my OS or find another engine, I now know where a Saito 100 and 91 are,
the 91 has about 1 gallon run threw it while the 100 has 2 or 3,, I hate buying used engines because you never know if it had a lean run and scared the piston and liner, at that you paid all the money for a used engine then you have to rebuild it and yet no warranty for all that money
that plane has had many bad landings do to the OS .61FX flaming out on me, it would start well just by back fliping it by twisting the Cone but then flame out in the air
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/arf-...estring-6.html
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the 91 has about 1 gallon run threw it while the 100 has 2 or 3,, I hate buying used engines because you never know if it had a lean run and scared the piston and liner, at that you paid all the money for a used engine then you have to rebuild it and yet no warranty for all that money
that plane has had many bad landings do to the OS .61FX flaming out on me, it would start well just by back fliping it by twisting the Cone but then flame out in the air
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/arf-...estring-6.html
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The shoestring cowl looks like my midget mustang cowl from the front nice polished ally spinner mine has one too.Don't worry too much about scored rings or liners with a saito i'm an expert at abusing them and they just quit when they go lean.Has dave stopped listening to waylon yet?
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I had their record and in the 80's it would be play footy on the saturday then back home for cards and a big drinking session ( and other illegal substances ) and the record machine with "Jimmy and the boys " being on the hit parade . Thats the band in the vids. Man u dont know how much fun life was when u were young until its all over and u get married !
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Thats the band in the vids
Man u dont know how much fun life was when u were young until its all over and u get married
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Popo what the hell's wrong with you boy? slim dusty sings a song about a 'pub with no beer' and if your in one of those your hangin tough in the outback.I'm gonna have bad dreams tonight i think i saw donald trumps hairpiece gettin waved around in that vid you should have kept to yourself.
On a brighter note jim,not women react badly to the taste of wedding cake
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Once installed you shouldn't have to touch the rear plugs for a long time, the glow plug connectors could go on the rear of the front cylinder and the front of the rear cylinder. Would a 1/4x32 tap clean it up for you? It's clear that having plugs between the rocker covers is a pain.
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