ORIGINAL: lsnover
ORIGINAL: bubbagates
Lee,
I have a thought here. I'd be happy to come up and fly with ya since we were going to do that anyway a couple of months ago and help you with the engine at the same time. I'm pretty good at setting them up. The earliest I could do this would be Saturday morning unless my daughter makes me a grandfather this week, she's do today
I do need to know the oil mix/type and prop size and brand you are currently using.
Check your PM's I'll send you my number
If the weathers nice and my wife hasn't got me booked, that could work out. I'm using Amzoil 100 to 1 mixed at 90 to 1 (just for a little extra margin). I ran the first three gallons using lawn boy, but that made a big mess. I run a 22 x 8 MSC Prop.
Hope everything with the baby works out. It's almost always exciting. Glad I'm not quite ready for the Grandpa stage yet! ;-)
Regards,
Lee
Lee,
The first issue is the prop. Although it's a 22X8 it's a wide blade so you are lugging the engine down too much and overheating it. Granted MSC makes great props and I am in no way picking on them, but to give you an example:
On my Brison 3.2 (52cc) it turns an MSC 22X8 at 7100, but stick on a PT models CF 22X8 prop or a Mezjlik 22X8 and now it turns it at 7500. The main difference is the blade type. The Da50 is probably turning the MSC at something like 6400 and it should be running around 7000 until it's broken in which is 5 gallons on 32:1 and then 5 more on 100 or 90 to one.
You could order an NX or a 3W 22x8 wood prop from Aircraft international in NJ and get it overnight from the cost of ground shipping for something like 25 bucks. PT models props are 54 bucks from Troybuilt models in Florida
If you hang on until I get there I have a DA50 drilled 22X8 PT models CF prop and I'll show you the difference.
The second problem is the mix. You really need to run 32:1 lawnboy for a minimum of 5 gallons. Yep, it's more mess but only for a little while. While going to 90 or 100 to one early will not really do anything, the engine will take a lot longer to break in.
As far as the grandfather thing, I may be turning mainly gray, I'm still only 46. At least she is 25 so she did not start too early.
Ok now for the main question. What would you like me to bring to fly? I can bring my Yak if I get the smoke installed by this weekend or the Cap or Ultimate, take your pick. At that distance I can only bring one since I'm driving a Ranger shortbed.