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Post by jhobe6678 on Sept 20, 2014 17:09:28 GMT -5
Good job Dave! I can't wait to do mine! First I need more confidence in it and in what's running. I'm going outside now to play with electricity. YAY!
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Post by 2TDave on Sept 21, 2014 15:08:16 GMT -5
In between hanging shelves in the garage for parts and the NASCAR race I'm getting a little work on the front on the cover.  |
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Post by niz76 on Sept 21, 2014 15:11:27 GMT -5
Looks factory!
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Post by 2TDave on Sept 21, 2014 17:02:04 GMT -5
I think I'm done cutting.  |
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Post by 90GTVert on Sept 21, 2014 19:00:00 GMT -5
Looks great again Dave. You sure make some clean lines.
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Post by 2TDave on Sept 21, 2014 19:10:59 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I paid a guy with a cnc $100 to do the first one because I didn't want to screw it up. That's the one that's back on it now for the time being. I couldn't imagine not doing it myself now. The aluminum is easy to shape with a big file and smaller ones for the corners. I did use your drill holes first method this time and then got close with a burr then file. Drilling it first saves time and cut off discs.
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Post by 2TDave on Oct 2, 2014 17:43:16 GMT -5
Last week I had a fuel leak that I thought was a loose vacuum petcock but tightening it didn't fix it. When I pulled it the o-ring was torn. So it was time to go gravity fed with a petcock. Easy right? Wrong. I got a 1/4" npt tap and while struggling with it I made a hair line crack in the weld that connects the threaded pipe to the tank. So I had to pull the rear plastics and tank. I ground the area down and went to weld it and blew my scooter up! Kaboom! Guess I should of drained the fuel.
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Post by 2TDave on Oct 2, 2014 17:47:51 GMT -5
Just kidding. I used jbweld, let it sit over night and put it all back together with a shutoff I can't remember to shut off or turn on. Oh well it works and it's dry.   I can just get my hand between the mount rod and undertail to work the valve and it's out of view. |
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Post by 190mech on Oct 2, 2014 18:09:30 GMT -5
Looks Good!Ive had trouble with those plastic shut off valves leaking,but maybe its because I'm running AvGas and the China O-rings cant stand good fuel..  |
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Post by 2TDave on Oct 2, 2014 18:13:34 GMT -5
Thanks John, I plan on changing it but I was in a bind and that's what I could find. Damn I love the smell of that stuff!
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Post by moofus02 on Oct 2, 2014 19:10:08 GMT -5
Looks Good!Ive had trouble with those plastic shut off valves leaking,but maybe its because I'm running AvGas and the China O-rings cant stand good fuel.. Must be nice to get 100LL lol. Any issues with running leaded fuel? There are 5 or 6 stations around me that sell 106 octane leaded race gas. For a toy fuel cost isn't a problem. Can you run enough extra compression and timing to make it worth the effort? Sent from my SPH-L720 using proboards |
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Post by 190mech on Oct 3, 2014 3:54:22 GMT -5
Ive been running it for 30 years..No problems,it never goes bad like mogas,great for winter storage..
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Post by 2TDave on Oct 3, 2014 5:19:48 GMT -5
I did a where to buy racing fuel search last night and came up with nothing. We do have Witham Field though. I don't know what's involved in buying fuel. I could call Galaxy Aviation and ask. I know there are different types. What would I be looking for?
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Post by 190mech on Oct 3, 2014 14:22:21 GMT -5
Go with an approved container and tell them your uncle sent you,he's been rebuilding an old homebuilt airplane and is ready to test run the engine..You want 100LL..
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Post by 2TDave on Oct 4, 2014 6:38:24 GMT -5
Since changing to a #40 slide and w7 needle I was having some low idle issues at start up and then it would go high. Obviously lean. So I retuned the carb. I had tried several pilot jets before the slide and needle swap and never could get it to run good with the a/f screw more than a 1/3 turn out. Now it's 1 1/2 out, starts first kick when cold, no choke to a nice steady 1750 rpm. I don't know much about the differences in slides but read a post that corrosion made and got to thinking it was worth a shot. So far so good. I also got an NGK boot from Gary at gforce(1 day) still waiting on one I ordered locally a week ago. So know more boot falling off.
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