RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !
I am just attempting to put my first Saito in the air and need some words of wisdom! I have an FA-65 in a cub which was tested and supposeably broke in and never has been in the air - decided today to tune it up and something felt funny when turning the prop over - very little to no compression. I pulled the valve cover off and the push rods are only moving a very little bit! Checked a new FA-82 and those rods move up and down about 3/16 of an inch, much more than the ones on the 65. What should I look at or do? I have never had a 4 stroke apart. Also - when adjusting the tappet gap, I understand that it is measured at the top of the stroke - correct or not? I have been flying for a few years, but have been using 2 stroke which are definitely different!.