Originally posted by Icarus
Hey John,
1) Did you purchase your engine directly from MECOA?
2) Did they tell you, at the time of purchase, or put anything in the box saying, that the engine would not shut down by design??
They claim they do this to let everyone know about this "feature."
Thanks.
Yes, they (2) came right from MECOA. We fly at Whitter Narrows, about 6-8 miles from MECOA.
No there was no verbal or written notice.
Last weekend, after several club experts helped,
we got one of them to idle and kill. I have
taken everything apart and sealed them when I reassembled it. I added a seal (fuel tube) over the high speed needle. I then turned the needle
out 3 turns and the idle screw 2 turns out. Fired
right up. I (we) adjusted the high speed needle.
It still would not kill. I OPENED the idle screw
about 3/4 of a turn (1/4 at a time) and it kills
from the transmitter. Three weekends of trial and
error, mostly error.
The engines were purchased for slo-quicky 500,
the are speced in the rules. I'm just running some
fuel in them to get them broken in a little.
