[NSRCA-discussion] cost of electric - now engine choice

[george w. kennie]

Hey Wayne,
Can you supply us with the part #'s for the O.S. bearings  from Bearings 
Limited? THANKS !!!!!!!!!
G.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan at texasairnet.com>
To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] cost of electric - now engine choice


> Kelly,
>
> I have been running the OS 1.40 for 5 yrs now and it is a great motor.  I
> use the Aeroslave (about $170) pipe and a Karl Mueller header($45) and set
> the pipe at 26" from the center of the plug to the baffle and run 15% Cool
> Power. An OS "F" or YS four stroke plug works well.  The baffle is about
> 12.5 inches from the end of the pipe.  The Aeroslave pipe has been a great
> pipe for this motor. It produces great power and torque and is very quite
> and best of all very light at less then 3 oz.  The Karl Mueller header is
> hard to beat and is a work of art. I have never broken one yet. His header
> is machined so well you need no gasket at the exhaust outlet.  Karl can
> custom bend one(rise) for your particular application.  Support the pipe 
> at
> about 4" from the stinger and your set.  I use  Dave Brown soft mount and
> secure it with a tie wrap.
> This engine is very reliable and predictable as far as when the bearing
> needs changing.  It will start to load up in midrange and then probably
> stall when spooling up the rpms.  One other way to determine if bearing is
> getting bad is move the prop at the tips and feel for any movement.  A 
> good
> bearing will be tight and when worn will display some movement at the 
> tips.
> I use Bearings limited brand ($3.50 each) and leave the seals in them when 
> I
> change them out. I run the engine dry after each run and don't use after 
> run
> oil. Use a pliable gasket seal at the carb seat in addition to the o-ring 
> to
> prevent any air leaks to help keep it reliable.
> You can run 17x12 APC, 17x13 APC, 18.1x10.1 APCW, 15.75x10 3b APC( Dave
> Lockhart repitched) and I have also used a 19x10 c.fiber Mejlik with good
> results.  The setup will handle all of these. Which one works best for you
> depends on your style of flying and the speed envelope you plane presents
> best at.
> Hope this helps.
>
> Smooth FLying...
> Wayne Galligan
> email if you have any questions or want photo's.
> wgalligan at texasairnet.com
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kelly Regan" <kelly.regan2 at verizon.net>
> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 9:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] cost of electric - now engine choice
>
>
>> Thank you again everyone,
>>
>> I have a few more questions about the 140 RX...
>>
>> What is the part number for the Macs header that will work
>> with the Brio?  What about the OS header?
>>
>> Pipes,  I was confusing the ES Composites and the Aeroslave composite
>> pipes....   is 2C140L9 the correct pipe to fit the Brio from ES?
>> What about the pipe from Aeroslave? what about the pipe from OS?
>>
>> Pipe mounts,  what should I be looking for?
>>
>> Besides central hobbies, any other place I should be looking for a
>> good price on the 140RX, headers, or pipes?
>>
>> Keith,
>> I am assuming you are KeithB on RCU, if so I have read your entire
>> thread on building the Brio a couple of times...  After seeing you
>> pictures and how you had to relocate the wing tubes I started
>> measuring...
>>
>> Everything on the plane I purchased is really close, I even set up a
>> transit and looked things over.
>>
>> -- 
>> Kelly Regan
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