ORIGINAL: Marcol
ORIGINAL: Hobbsy
Wow, two clueless guys talking about engines they never owned.
You're damned right I've never owned one , I have much more sense than to spend my hard earned cash on such a waste of space.
I might not have owned one , but as one of my clubs instructors I've lost count of the number of hours I, and the other instructors, have spent trying to get a consistent run out of these things. Some are good, most are bad.
You have probably dealt with perhaps 10 MDS's in your life . I've had to try and set up at least 30+ or more. Here in the UK these things sold like hot cakes, because they were cheap.
Every newcomer turned up at the field with some kind of ARTF trainer powered by one of these engines.
Do you know how bad it feels to tell the poor kid he's bought a pig in a poke. Or the reason his plane crashed was because the engine let him down again
So if you have a good MDS that's great .
BUT the fact remains that these engines were not consistant in their manufacturing quality. Why should you have to change O rings in the carb ? The thing should be fit for purpose out of the box. Would you buy a new car and then tear down the engine to get it to run correct.... of course not.
And as for being clueless........... Dave as a fellow member of club Laser , you should know me better than that !