Inverted saito 150
10-08-2011, 03:36 PM
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Inverted saito 150
I am going to put an inverted saito 150 on my super decathlon and am looking for am tips or advise to get it running good and keep it running good. Is the any special set up things that I should do ALS while I am building the plane?
10-08-2011, 05:55 PM
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RE: Inverted saito 150
When you find out you can let me know as I am having a dickens of a time getting mine to run in the air.
But I might suggest you replace the factory glow plug after you break it in on the ground with an OS 4 cycle plug. That is my next step before putting it back into the air. Sigh...............[&o]
But I might suggest you replace the factory glow plug after you break it in on the ground with an OS 4 cycle plug. That is my next step before putting it back into the air. Sigh...............[&o]
10-09-2011, 04:29 AM
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RE: Inverted saito 150
Crisp, you're luckier than if you were assembling an ARF, while building the fuse lay the engine in front of the firewall and figure out how to get the center of the tank lined up with the carb as best you can. Also, break the engine in and set the needles to perfection on a test stand, then when you invert it not much will change.
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RE: Inverted saito 150
Ditto on the advice to use the OS 'F' four stroke plug and particularly on the tank line suggestion. I have Saito 1.25, 1.5 and 1.8's all mounted inverted and they run very well. In the event you cannot get the tank centerline down far enough the engine will run fine but may not idle slow enough for you. In that case any of the good on-board glow drivers will easily solve that issue and also make starting more convenient.
