Moki 180

[John Ferrell]

I have a MOKI 1.8 in a Midwest Cap (80" span, 14 pounds). I installed a Perry pump that uses crankcase pressure. Where the tank is located makes no difference. I am running Red Max all Synthetic fuel with 5-7.5% nitro. I have proven to my satisfaction that Dick Hanson's advice that no Pitt's style muffler provides adequate fuel pressure. 

The only strange behaviour that I experience is that the first start of the day takes a little effort and it wants to run backwards for a while. I have noticed others with the same problem without the pump. No big deal, I can live with that. The needle NEVER needs adjusting. 

I usually use a MAs 18-10 prop because it survives ground to prop strikes better than anything else and I seem to have a few of them. I don't know if APC even makes this size any more, but the two piece with hub version was expensive to fly.

I don't fly it much because it just don't fly like a pattern ship!

John Ferrell    
http://DixieNC.US

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ron Van Putte 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 10:14 AM
  Subject: Re: Moki 180



  On Feb 16, 2005, at 8:53 AM, Rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:


    To be honest, if weight wasn't an issue, I would use the MOKI 180. I have not used an engine more user friendly or more robust than that one, and has power to burn. Piped, propped and mounted correctly, it could be made fairly quiet. It was nice to just fuel it, prime it, one flip start it, and have it last several seasons without any hint of a problem. No bearings, no rods, no rings, or anything else for that matter.


  I have virtually no experience with MOKI engines, other than to sell fuel to owners and listen to complaints from the ones who aren't convinced that MOKIs want/need low % nitro fuel to operate properly. Does anyone care to comment which fuel works best in their MOKI?

  Ron Van Putte 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/attachments/20050217/57e2f247/attachment.html