OS LA .10 and tornado
06-13-2013, 03:22 PM
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OS LA .10 and tornado
Testing new camera and interesting story. I was out back running this OS LA .10 conversion, it suddenly, in fact very suddenly, got dark. I shut the engine down and heard this loud howling sound like a locomotive. All of a sudden limbs from my neighbors trees were flying over my head and on out into the neighboring 35 acre cornfield. I just learned that I was right out in a 45 second long tornado. Our electricity just came back on after being off for 4 hours. Every street here in Placid Bay has tree limbs scattered along and on them.
PS, the camera is an HP s520.
The prop you see here is a Taipan 9x4 which the little .10 turned at 9,500, I'll have to experiment with some other props.
PS, the camera is an HP s520.
The prop you see here is a Taipan 9x4 which the little .10 turned at 9,500, I'll have to experiment with some other props.
06-13-2013, 03:36 PM
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RE: OS LA .10 and tornado
Hobbsy maybe you created too much of a breeze and created that tornado glad your safe, Is that a new LA 10 mine is blue and do notice a front carb martin
great pix
whoops just saw it needle on back
great pix
whoops just saw it needle on back
06-13-2013, 03:42 PM
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RE: OS LA .10 and tornado
I have two blue .46s and a blue .65, they had discontinued the blue when I bought this one. Its only a couple of years old. Geri opened the front door to see what was going on and the door nearly knocked her flat. It took all the strength she could muster up to close it.
06-13-2013, 03:48 PM
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lucky you folks are safe and no damage martin
actually by opening the door you may have equalized the pressure in the house and no blown out any windows martin
actually by opening the door you may have equalized the pressure in the house and no blown out any windows martin
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RE: OS LA .10 and tornado
Martin, I discovered yesterday that the little LA .10 does not like a large, (16 oz) tank. Yesterday I had to keep chasing the high speed needle as the tank level dropped. Today I used a 6 oz tank and raised it up where the center of the tank was at carb level. Starting with the tank 3/16" from the top it took 45 minutes to use it down to where you see it in the picture. I made 3 full 5 minute full throttle runs and much of the time at 7,000 and above. It is a sweet running engine. Both pictures are at full blatt.
06-14-2013, 12:49 PM
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Hobbsy on my 09s and 10s have always used 3 to 6 oz tanks usually a 4oz they are all Hayes no big center plug no brass tubes and supplied pickup tubing that carries the clunk
fine with diesel fuel martin
fine with diesel fuel martin
06-14-2013, 01:39 PM
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HOBBSY iT COMES COMPLETE SMALL CENTER PLUG WITH A LOCK RING THAT FITS OVER THE PLACE WHERE IT PLUGS IN AND BLACK PICK UP LINE AND CLUNK JUST CARRIES THE FUEL BOTH PROVIDED DRAW LINE AND CLUNK 2 NIPPLES MOLDED IN FRONT OF TANK NEAR TOP, ONE DRILLED THRU IF PRESSURE LINE NEEDED JUST DRILL THRU THE OTHER AND ATTACH THE FUEL TUBING
MARTIN
MARTIN
