[NSRCA-discussion] YS 160DZ availability

[David Flynt]

I think pattern pilots split hairs too frequently on this issue.  The DZ is
a darn good engine.  I don't think there is anything out there that is as
trouble free, powerful, reliable, and easy to run.  And I have heard similar
things about OS 2c.  I'm sure they are all great products, with differences
that may or may not appeal to you.  As for the Webra with MC carb, I really
did not give mine a fair chance, but I hear that they run perfect once set
up by somebody that has finished their 10 year apprenticeship in tuning 2c
engines.  I'm still working on my apprenticeship, and maybe I can confirm
this one day.

David

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Jerry Budd
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 8:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] YS 160DZ availability


>I know a bunch of folks who reluctantly went over to 2-c's because
>of the hopeless availability of the DZ's. I might add with very
>little regret once they got there. Then electric came along and the
>"faithful" are now moving to electric. "The faithful" are the 2-c
>guys who could not find a 2-c as good as their YS's or the long
>time YS guys who have had enough of waiting.

I guess that makes me "unfaithful".   ;-)

I'm not sure but I may be the only F3A pilot to never send my YS's in
to Futaba to have them serviced (this from 1990 to 1998).  I never
had to, I only had one problem during that entire time, a leaky valve
cover gasket.  Of course the 120AC's and the 140FZ were as trouble
free as YS's get.  When I saw the problems the early DZ's had (along
with the high price and higher fuel consumption), I decided to go
back to two strokes.  Never regretted it for a minute.

As far as not finding a 2-c as good as a YS, I never had that
problem.  Most of my OS's (thank you Magnum#1) and all of my Webra's
(especially the Webra's) were BETTER than the YSDZ's I saw being used.

But alas, it's all nostalgic waxing now...  :-D

Jerry
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