Flathead,
I'll try to get some good photos of the wing system I did and get them posted. I know a picture speaks a thousand words. but I'll try to explain. As far as reinenforcing the wings, all I did was made a profile of the wing rib shape then added a tonge that sticks out the front. I made two of these. I made them out of 1/4 ply. Then I doubled the thickness on the windshield side of the fues and made a recieving hole for the tonge to slip into. on the back I did another 1/4 piece of ply across the fues and drilled and taped for wing bolts.
Yes I did wing struts, I didn't like the factory strut setup. It seemed to week so I took a piece of scrap aluminium 3/16 x 3/16 and fit it across the bottom of the entire fues, bent up the outside edges to match where I was mounting the strut to the wing, As far as the little block of wood that is inserted in the wing from the factory I had one split out on me the last time I flew. So now I cut the covering away to expose the little block and removed them. I replaced both little 1" square blocks with a piece of pine that spans between the ribs. It should be much stronger. they measure right at 3/4 thick 1" wide and 2/12 long. glued in on three sides. I'll get some photos of that to. I haven't recovered it yet.
Ralph and pontiac,
as far as the motor goes I have no idea? I'm not real savy on these little motors. And this toro with the 2bbl carb I have never seen before. this is a first. I cannot see any external ajustment screws so I am asuming it is preset. probably for california emissions. Just guessing. I'll make a short vid on it running so you guys can see what I am talking about. Hopefully it will stop raining here so I can get this all done, Now that I got my elk hunting out of the way!!
here's a question. Is it possible that I am running a prop that is too agressive? What I mean by that is would the bite of the prop even at engine idle bog it down so much that it would cause it to die? I am running the vess 16x8 That may be a dumb question but I can't come up with any other possible reasons why the engine won't idle. Before I tore the engine down from the weedeater I test ran it and it ran and idled just fine. That is why I ask that question.