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Recent content by Av874

  1. Av874

    RCGF 120

    We have a winner :) Turned carby 180° from my factory setup which faced fuel inlet towards rear of plane and better line up with throttle servo. Engine is 12months old and started first go after priming till wet. With a 28x10 wood it revs to 6500rpm. Very happy customer. :angel:
  2. Av874

    RCGF 120

    Will fire mine up Sunday for the first time , hopefully I have a good engine . Mine is 12months old and never seen fuel. Seems latest batch had hub drilled in the wrong spot.
  3. Av874

    RCGF 120

    Well found out the problem. Timing was way out. The engine backfired so hard it broke the prop and damaged the rear bearing. Subsequent starting resulted it shrapnel scoring piston and liner. His replacement engine was out of timing and broke another prop thats when we compared timing setups ...
  4. Av874

    RCGF 120

    Mate has one and his lasted 2min max . Was hard to start and bit 3 hands . Then they found only one cylinder firing . Swapped ignition and plugs then it ran for 2mins . Seamed like a bearing let go . Shrapnel inside destroyed both pistons. New engine on its way . His mate has one and no...
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