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Old 09-06-2022 | 06:58 AM
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Hi Billy - Great Article: Now let's go from there... I need lots of help/advice on a DLE20cc and/or RCGF 20cc - both seem to have the same problems - unreliable. (Gotta be me??)
Mounted on a profile designed for a 20cc. Not great compression, but both start and runs OK. The following happened no less than 5 times in a row.
Start on the bench - tuned for what seemed like good running performance - Idles well, and transitions from low to medium to high on the bench. Held up - rotate around and inverted - runs just fine. Taxiied then took off and on the first turn - motor dies - crash.
Motor is mounted properly in the slot designed for it. Mounted the 260 ML fuel tank about the same horizontal position as the motor.. - plumbed with the yellow stuff and mounted on a piece of foam rubber with a felt clunk in the tank.
So far - lost 3 airplanes and rebuilt 2 - some rebuild 2 - 3 times. Remounted the DLE first then bought an RCGF 20cc - EXACTLY the same result.
Been flying for quite a few years - great with glows - 2-stroke and 4-strokes. Wanted to shift to gas - Bummer so far.
I'm convinced the problem is the installation, but I am at a loss - kind of tired rebuilding after a first short flight.

Any suggestions anyone?
PETE