Zenoah G45 Electronic Ignition Conversion
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Zenoah G45 Electronic Ignition Conversion
Has anyone been through this? I was given a G45 that has not been run in about five years, It needed an ignition coil so I figured since it wasgiven to me and a new ignition module was almost the cost of the conversion kit,I would do an ignition conversion. I bought the RCXel unit from agaperacing. It looks straight forward, but some times you never know. I'm thinking of leaving the spring start on initially until I get this thing running correctly on a test stand.
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I have used the RCXEl conversion kits. It is as easy as it looks and it shouldn't take you more that 30 minutes to convert the 45 over. You need a gear puller to get the flywheel off.
You won't need the spring anymore, the E.I. will make it obsolete.
You won't need the spring anymore, the E.I. will make it obsolete.
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I used this method to get the flywheel off since I didn't have a flywheel puller. Got this off the C&H website.
To remove the flywheel, take off the nut, reinstall the hub snuggly, then screw in the long propeller bolt until the flywheel
pops off. Save the hub and attaching parts.
To remove the flywheel, take off the nut, reinstall the hub snuggly, then screw in the long propeller bolt until the flywheel
pops off. Save the hub and attaching parts.
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Thanks! Kit is installed. Will be running it on the test stand this weekend.
Thanks! Kit is installed. Will be running it on the test stand this weekend.
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"Thanks! Kit is installed. Will be running it on the test stand this weekend. "
Hello Tx_RcFlyer - I know it has been awhile since this post but I was curious as to your results? I am in a similar situation right now. I just came accross an old G45 that is somewhat stubborn to start but runs well whenit does. Did you notice any performance/power gains? What kind of weight reduction did you get? Any other things to consider?
Hello Tx_RcFlyer - I know it has been awhile since this post but I was curious as to your results? I am in a similar situation right now. I just came accross an old G45 that is somewhat stubborn to start but runs well whenit does. Did you notice any performance/power gains? What kind of weight reduction did you get? Any other things to consider?
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Hello Tx_RcFlyer - I know it has been awhile since this post but I was curious as to your results? I am in a similar situation right now. I just came accross an old G45 that is somewhat stubborn to start but runs well when it does. Did you notice any performance/power gains? What kind of weight reduction did you get? Any other things to consider?
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RE: Zenoah G45 Electronic Ignition Conversion
Exactly as W8ye said. But I tell you, with that spring start and electronic ignition, that's the cats meow when it comes to starting an engine. I have a G-62 andI just did the same conversion on it. Still need to put it on the engine stand and run it,but I don't expect any problems based onmy experience with the G-45
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