RE: Skystreakers R/C Club
The remains of the Venus II have been found. The airplane is not repairable. The radio equipment has been checked out and is working.
The OS FS 110a however lost its head. The rocker cover was ripped off taking with it the rocker mount, rocker arms and pushrods. The
cylinder head damaged and is not useable. The main bearing was noisy and would have needed replacement soon. I tallied the costs
and it is less than half the cost of a new engine so I ordered the parts and started repair. The parts did not come in all at once, replaced main bearing first,
The cylinder head and rocker arms and mount arrived, put that together, thats when I found both valves were bent, more cost. The engine is
fully repaired and tested. Runs great! The engine repair was interesting and fun, however, I should have done more disassembly before ordering the parts.
The bent valves put the total cost over the 50% mark. To repair or not to repair is the question we all have to come to grips with.
Joe