How to kill a brand new motor the first day out.....
03-08-2011, 09:15 PM
#31
If bearings are still in I will use either nitro spray or WD-40 and a air compressor..... But I usually will not do much cleaning if there are bearings still in the case...too much risk of just flushing the dirt into the bearings....Hudy Bearing tool is your FRIEND !
03-09-2011, 07:35 PM
#37
Had the filter fall off my trusty O.S. V01B this past weekend and I guess the plug ate itself before any serious damage happened. Engine was FILTHY inside. Flushed everything out, replaced the rod, and she's as good as new.
Should be the last time I forget to tie-wrap the filter elbow to the carb
Should be the last time I forget to tie-wrap the filter elbow to the carb
03-10-2011, 04:01 PM
#38
your comment toward me was not asked for or needed.
03-13-2011, 06:26 AM
#39
I do a few different things... I have some high grade water based solvent...I will fill a pot with the solution and heat it up on the stove...then drop the block into it for a few minutes..I take it out after soaking and scrub it with a tooth brush........ I will also use the same solvent in my heated ultrasonic........ Back in the day I used to use a bar of Irish Spring, a toothbrush and some warm water...you would be amazed at how good hand soap and toothbrush can clean.........I also have 2 solvent tanks...one with nearly virgin solvent for final cleanings, and one for cleaning the grunge........I do find my ultrasonic with the heated solution to be the very best, then the pot on the stove...but the good ole toothbrush and hand soap works just dandy as well...just a little more elbow grease....
03-13-2011, 10:10 PM
#40
How to kill an engine? Try this:
A member of the local club, bought an Hyper 8 engine for his Ansmann Virus. Just after the very first start of the brand new engine, he put the car on the track, and started leaning the HSN. After a few minutes the settings was so lean, that the engine sounded like a tubine! His engine was way faster than a Novarossi Plus 4 engine and some RB's on the straight! He didn't listed to our advice of turning the HSN OUT... After one liter (1/4 gallon) of fuel, the engine had no more compression... he is still convinced, that it is the low back pressure in the pipe, that killed the engine????!!!!...
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Well... Now he has a Hot Bodies D8T.... with a Novarossi Toro Nero!!!. He hasn't tested it yet...
Actually a sad story...
A member of the local club, bought an Hyper 8 engine for his Ansmann Virus. Just after the very first start of the brand new engine, he put the car on the track, and started leaning the HSN. After a few minutes the settings was so lean, that the engine sounded like a tubine! His engine was way faster than a Novarossi Plus 4 engine and some RB's on the straight! He didn't listed to our advice of turning the HSN OUT... After one liter (1/4 gallon) of fuel, the engine had no more compression... he is still convinced, that it is the low back pressure in the pipe, that killed the engine????!!!!...
.Well... Now he has a Hot Bodies D8T.... with a Novarossi Toro Nero!!!
. He hasn't tested it yet...Actually a sad story...
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