You could flip it. not sure why you would really want to, much harder to lay under a plane and see it. also puts the throttle on the top.
Gp-61
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70cc twin V2
not sure what I looking at, what is that pin
gyro
GSN Contributor
Well, as sad as I am to say it, I'm going to call this one an internal failure.
Complete piston clip on right side:
Failed piston clip on left side:
As you can see, a small portion of the piston clip broke off and caused the damage inside that made the engine seize in flight.
Kole at [MENTION=2452]Limitless Aero[/MENTION] covered a new cylinder, piston & ring under the engine warranty... So I've got no complaints about the service, and I've already got my parts!
Can't do any better than Kole for service
I'm mostly bummed as this engine was my first GP, and I broke it in carefully and it had rewarded me with amazing power and reliability up to this point. I'm sure once I get the replacement parts installed and broken in, I'll have the same amazing performance again.
Complete piston clip on right side:
Failed piston clip on left side:
As you can see, a small portion of the piston clip broke off and caused the damage inside that made the engine seize in flight.
Kole at [MENTION=2452]Limitless Aero[/MENTION] covered a new cylinder, piston & ring under the engine warranty... So I've got no complaints about the service, and I've already got my parts!
Can't do any better than Kole for service
I'm mostly bummed as this engine was my first GP, and I broke it in carefully and it had rewarded me with amazing power and reliability up to this point. I'm sure once I get the replacement parts installed and broken in, I'll have the same amazing performance again.
It happened to one other 61 in Canada as far as I know. So not a common failure, but we actually redesigned the clip to make sure it can't happen because the machine bent it a little wrong or something.
3dNater
3DRCF Regional Ambassador
Im really happy to see how proactive you guys are Kole. Nicely done! Lots of companies would just accept that failure rate rather than re-design. Its nice to see a vendor that realizes that the cost of quality is worth paying!
In my cost accounting classes they stress that once parts go into production you can only have maybe a 10% impact on the product. Fixing the design is always the right move!
In my cost accounting classes they stress that once parts go into production you can only have maybe a 10% impact on the product. Fixing the design is always the right move!