ORIGINAL: CopperheadAV
ORIGINAL: dubflyer
Hi Tim/John,
I am having major trouble with the Carb. The engine is starting for a few seconds and dies.
I replaced the ign and still the same issue. We cleaned the carb.............still the same issue. I replaced the sparkplug ..........no differencen.
Some of the folks at the field are very familiar with gas engines and they advised me to 1) Ceck both needles.....removed and cleaned plus flushed fuel through the openings 2) clean the carb; 2) Check Ign 3) Check Sparkplug.
Right now I am boxing the engine for return to John at OMP. I do not have enough time to mess with this anymore as I have lost 1/2 my week-end already putzing with this and no flying.
I was hoping to mount this engine on my Decathlon and go fly this week. The engine never ran smooth............always knocking some at idle - 4500 RPM.
My colleagues at the field feel that most of my problems are due to the carb. After following the breakin instructions to the letter I am very dissapointed that instead of the engine running smoother it is anything but and I would not attempt to put this on any plane..............an opinnion voiced by another Venoom 45 owner who witnessed the problems and amount of time cossumed to try to get this engione to run. He is the one that loaned me the ignition from his motor to try.
This week-end we also had a visit by Mr Casey Rowe at our field and he along with many others incl Jack Youngblood and Ron Nessler offered many helpful suggestions time and hands on support. I want to thank them all for putting a tremndous effort into trying to get the Venom 45 runnig.
Instead of sending your engine in for service or asking for help you post this. The guys at your field dont warranty your engine, I do.
The knocking your describing is the engine 4 stroking. No valves so no knock. If your having a issue with the carb it will be replaced at my expense but you need to give me the oppertunity to do so. Your situation is not common as desplayed by this 55 page thread. As I said, If your having issues, contact us and we will be happy to help you.
Cheers,
Tim
Tim............When I am at the field we are like one big family as I am sure you have also experienced it at other flying clubs. Thats what flying is all about meeting firends ; discussing and sharing experiences; flying and getting along with folks
Nobody like to see another club member struggling with an engine that refuses to run. In the heat of battle you want to try out any reasonable suggestion thay me be the fix for the current situation. If I did not have these kind folks helping me I would not have had hands-on witnesses who helped me describe the issue more thoroughly.
As for posting here.........Well this is the forum for everything to do with the Venom 45...........and I was only posting my experiences which I expect all owners of the Venom engines to do in a frank and honest manner , both good ; bad and ugly . After all I purchased my engine based mainly on the information found in this thread and when I am satisfied with my purchase I will note the outcome here also.
Thank you for offering to fix the problem by replacing the carb if necessary.
The 5 cell pack is regulated to 5.4 V as I will use a LI Ion 7.4 volt pack with the 5.4V regulator in the decathlon. I can assure you that this was not an electrical supply issue as the engine fired each time it was flipped after priming ...however since the North Pole will someday flip and become the south I am keeping an open mind[:-]
As for remote help.........well I guess that since you are in China and I have no way to contact you from my flying field I have to make do like most others would have done.
I am still hoping for a smooth running Venom 45 engine which you assured me was what I should get will all the quality control you are currently implementing.
Thank you,