Saito FA-120 ABC with Brass Tube muffler
03-23-2017, 02:44 PM
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Saito FA-120 ABC with Brass Tube muffler
I bought this engine and would like some information. Apparently from reading Bills Saito notes that it's an early ABC type with a liner. It's got a brass tube muffler and the exhaust exits from the rear. It has the letter "B" stamped on the right hand lug.
Any guess as to what year this version came out? I assume that it's one of the low cam low compression models.
A link to a manual for this engine would be greatly appreciated. It's never been mounted/fueled. There's a small glass bowl fuel filter that came with it. Is this a firewall mount or can you attach it to one of the screws on the engine?
I wish Bill was still with us. He really knew his stuff.
Any guess as to what year this version came out? I assume that it's one of the low cam low compression models.
A link to a manual for this engine would be greatly appreciated. It's never been mounted/fueled. There's a small glass bowl fuel filter that came with it. Is this a firewall mount or can you attach it to one of the screws on the engine?
I wish Bill was still with us. He really knew his stuff.
03-26-2017, 04:07 AM
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http://sceptreflight.com/Model%20Eng...%20FA-120.html
The 1.20 that Clarence Lee tested here is similar to yours but has a different intake pipe mount, same carb and same exhaust pipe but he says its AAC. It must be a tweener model. You can see the step blow the cylinder, (in the crank case) that was done on certain models to keep the brass sleeve from sliding downward.
The 1.20 that Clarence Lee tested here is similar to yours but has a different intake pipe mount, same carb and same exhaust pipe but he says its AAC. It must be a tweener model. You can see the step blow the cylinder, (in the crank case) that was done on certain models to keep the brass sleeve from sliding downward.
03-26-2017, 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Hobbsy
http://sceptreflight.com/Model%20Eng...%20FA-120.html
The 1.20 that Clarence Lee tested here is similar to yours but has a different intake pipe mount, same carb and same exhaust pipe but he says its AAC. It must be a tweener model. You can see the step blow the cylinder, (in the crank case) that was done on certain models to keep the brass sleeve from sliding downward.
The 1.20 that Clarence Lee tested here is similar to yours but has a different intake pipe mount, same carb and same exhaust pipe but he says its AAC. It must be a tweener model. You can see the step blow the cylinder, (in the crank case) that was done on certain models to keep the brass sleeve from sliding downward.
I think I'll go with William Robison......ABC with bronze valve guides/seats.
In the article, Clarence mentions a carburetor venturi throat restrictor for use with larger propellers. Does anybody have one?
03-26-2017, 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Hobbsy
I think I'll go with William Robison......ABC with bronze valve guides/seats.
I think you'd be right. It seems to be a rare or just not well known.
I think you'd be right. It seems to be a rare or just not well known.
My reasoning is how it was manufactured. I think Bill may have looked at it a little closer. If it was AAC, I would think that it would be a pain to install the guides/seats after plating. He was a motorcycle guy and those guys are rarely ever wrong.....
03-26-2017, 05:43 AM
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Yes he was, a Vincent nut, he was also a sports car nut and drove a Grand Mercedes 600 that got about 8 mpg and maybe 11 on a good day.. If he got hold of one he definitely would have looked. He borrowed my little Saito .30 for that very thing and sent it back with a black cylinder, he powder coated it for a little joke. It's very special now. Woops, wrong picture, can't find the correct one.
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