RE: Enya 45SS (ring)
G'day everyone.
Dar, I will be interested to hear what downunder has to say. I have seen his many posts on Enyas. His engines are control line so I guess he has to run them at "full throttle".
CustomPC, yes, oil does make things feel better sealed and I did notice the three adjustments. It is an interesting carby. A dual needle plus airbleed. I wonder how many people dismiss them simply because of the hole in the front not understanding that they are fuel metering.
And G&D, I am inclined to fly it but I don't want to do it too soon. I know that automotive engines need to be run in with enough load to get the rings to seat. I once had a 6 cylinder Land Rover engine which I had rebored. I had a terrible time trying to get the rings to bed. I also bought an ex-army Land Rover with the same engine in it. The engine in it had been reconditioned and I was told that the army contract insisted that the engines be bench run before they were delivered and that the rings had to be bedded in in that process. I was told that it took six hours for the technicians to run these engine in. Mine was a beaut. It was the best six cylinder Land Rover engine I ever came across. I was also told that they cost the army about $6,000 each to rebuild. No wonder it was good.
I await downunder's comments with bated breath.
Mike also downunder.