Hi Just picked up two sheets of used litho plate from a local print shop. The image is still very much on them and I was told that white spirit would clean it off. It didn't :-( Anyone know of a way of cleaning the image off? Am I right in thinking the base for the image side is silver nitrate? Woul...
Went along the new,simpler, system of a t-piece and fuel dot. Again a few turns to get the fuel up, but started like a dream and ran faultlessly. Adjusted the throttle curve on the tx. and now have a perfectly acceptable set-up.
@ Dave. It has been about 18 months since I ran the engine in a test rig, so maybe a carb kit would be prudent. @ Bob and Paul. If not the DuBro filler, is there another filler I could use? As suggested by Steve Holland, I spun the engine over with a starter and the plug out and choke on. Took a few...
Slowly but surely, my Spacewalker is nearing completion, but I have hit a snag. I can't get the motor to run, and this is because no fuel is reaching it. :( I have fitted the Du-Bro fuel filler just in front of the windscreen as per full size but feel this may be the problem. There is about 90mm ver...
Yes it was :) It was clamped with the spring loaded type of clamp, but when I glue it back on, I shall indeed, stick a few pins in. Like 20 maybe :D :D Porcupines spring to mind. Talk about measure twice cut once, I shall measure three times, check alignment twice and then stick once. Richard
Thanks for the hints guys. The heat gun idea has worked! Managed to lever the stab away from the fuselage with a fair amount of heat, destroyed the koverall though. Burnt it through in places. :D Removing all the covering proved the structure of the stab is still good, so just needs recovering. I ca...
Hi, huge mistake on the horizontal stab on the Spacewalker I'm building. Epoxied it on last night, checked it this morning and it is way off, as in way off. Muppet! Is there a way of dissolving the epoxy so I can do it right? I've read softening with a heat gun may help, or acetone. Anyone had exper...
I didn't Steve, it came like that. I did try and move it but chickened out after I put a lot (I thought) of effort into it and getting nowhere. :-) The carb has now got an extension for the pressure equalising hole to the trumpet side of the firewall/engine mount. Throttle cable is sorted. Just the ...
Hi Tony. Your skills are way above mine, I'll be going with the carb as in photo #1 and a different route for the fuel pipe. When I get the inlet trumpet (posted on the 4th) I'll have a better idea of the engine fitment. Thanks for all the help.
Too late , I've already ordered with Toni. Thanks anyway.
I'll just have to find some way of routing the fuel line a reasonable distance away from the silencer box. Don't know how hot it will get, but I'd still feel more comfortable with a space between them.
Part way through building the SIG Spacewalker kit (1/3) and will be fitting a Zenoah 38 with a 90 deg bend on the carb inlet. My question is:- Does it matter if the carb is upside down? carb normal.jpg carb inverted.jpg Having it inverted would keep the fuel pipe further away from the silencer box. ...
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, I've already ordered with Toni. 