Hi all!

I'm finally getting my TH Kaos 40 ready to go. Basic assembly is complete save for mounting the engine. I'm using an OS 46 AX and the one-piece metal motor mount that was included with the Kaos. This mount is the kind where the engine is held down by a flat bar held over the engine flanges with two bolts which go through nuts on the bottom of the mount.

The problem is that the needle valve covers access to the engine mounting bolt directly underneath it. This happens when I try to balance having the required clearance between the prop and the leading edge of the cheeks with using the existing holes for the flat bar holding the engine to the mount. I tried swapping the valve to vertical but it's still in the way. So I figure I've got a few options:

1. Tighten the obstructed bolt as best I can and go with it. I don't like this idea much.

2. Drill holes in the mount for new bolts that would pass directly through the holes in the engine flanges. This would ditch the flat bar arrangement entirely.

3. Use a different mount.


Thoughts?


J