ORIGINAL: JettPilot
ORIGINAL: fireman7875
I am considering a giant scale project and am contemplating power plants for said airplane. In order to avoid straying too far from my comfort zone I am hesitant to use a gas engine and would prefer the familiarity of glow.
Brian
Brian,
Gas is WAY easier to use than glow. The engine uses much less fuel, is more reliable, lasts longer, and does not make a oil mess all over your plane. I set the needles on my gas Zenoah ONCE and never have to touch them again, no matter what the weather, etc. etc. Where is the downside to this ????
So what you are saying is that you want to stick with all the hassle and drawback of glow, because you dont want to make a change for the better... You ever used a weed whacker, or lawnmower ? You start them, they run great every time, and you and forget it. Thats gas
Chances are, you are already familiar with gas, you just dont realize it.
JettPilot
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I have often wondered if all of the advantages that you have listed for gas engines (all true, by the way) are one of the reasons that some folks don't use gas engines. They like to tinker! I'm guilty of this sometimes. The expense I could do without, but I'm a tight old geezer anyway.
To me, the no clean up feature of the gas engine is the most important. So what was my last engine purchase? An ASP 1.80 slobber monster. It could have been worse. It could have been a two-stroke.
Gas is easier to use until you run across the model with RFI problems from the ignition system. This can drive you crazy.