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Old 05-15-2006 | 02:28 AM
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Default RE: 5 gallons... why?


ORIGINAL: RCIGN1

It's an arbitrary number anyway, the WAY the engine is run has more to do with it than how long...
CYA for DA...
Ralph,
Could you please elaborate on that statement some? The reason I ask is because I'm currently breaking in a small gas motor and I'm looking into building a 50cc gasser. I hate that nasty black spotty Lawnboy Ashless crap all over the bottom of my current airplane that I have to clean up when I fly, but I know it will go away one day. My question is, is it possible/feesable/practical to break in a gas engine on a test bench to avoid all the nasty problems you get while breaking in on a plane? If so, how would you do it. (Run times, throttle, needle settings ect.) I plan on buying my 50cc gasser a piece at a time (as funds become available) and if I can break-in on a bench I'll buy the engine first so I can run it in while i'm collecting the rest of the parts.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.

Josh