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11-14-2019, 07:15 PM
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LOL Gary,, LOL that would not be the first time LOL,,
around 1983 I had a brand new set of Armstrong TrueTrack 32X11.50 tiers on my Jeep. they were vary good tiers. LOL well I found the tires were NOT round LOL yes yes> NOT round !! so, I called Armstrong and told the guy, I don't know who he was but he was a bigshot there, he didn't know what to say to me, he must have thought I was crazy.. well he told me he would check it out, well some 3 months later I get a call from the guy. he tells me that the molds were moved to a new building and that they were damaged, then he tells me the tiers were discontinued and he offered me $300 for my used tiers.. well I had sold the tiers for $350 to a guy that wanted them for his truck he was selling.
funny story, hu
Jim
around 1983 I had a brand new set of Armstrong TrueTrack 32X11.50 tiers on my Jeep. they were vary good tiers. LOL well I found the tires were NOT round LOL yes yes> NOT round !! so, I called Armstrong and told the guy, I don't know who he was but he was a bigshot there, he didn't know what to say to me, he must have thought I was crazy.. well he told me he would check it out, well some 3 months later I get a call from the guy. he tells me that the molds were moved to a new building and that they were damaged, then he tells me the tiers were discontinued and he offered me $300 for my used tiers.. well I had sold the tiers for $350 to a guy that wanted them for his truck he was selling.
funny story, hu
Jim
11-14-2019, 11:16 PM
and just to prove it i've been thinking back over the years on this saito thread, all the many different comments and arguments about ways of going about doing essentially the same thing, flying a good looking (to you) aeroplane powered by the best running saito fourstroke in the world. To me a good analogy would be a short quote from the american poet wallace stevens.They said "you have a blue guitar/ you do not play things as they are". / the man replied, "things as they are/ are changed upon the blue guitar".
PS flesh toned gaskets compliment pink engines...
11-14-2019, 11:22 PM
Dave do you remember years ago we were saying how wicked the old maico 490 motocrosser was, and you never forgot your first ride? check the NEW one out, it's the only time in years i wish i was 50yrs younger
Edit: sorry about that, it's a two stroke
11-15-2019, 03:50 AM
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If it's a typical MAICO it will hook up and you'd best hang on tight, they were the best at going where you wanted them to. On turning, they didn't care whether you slid around the corner, freight trained it, or bounced off the berm.
Geri is suffering from another blood clot, yesterdays test proved it's not in her legs, her thoracic cavity will be tested next after 16 hours of Benedryl prep, shes allergic to the dye.
Running the 1.15 is on the back burner right now. I also need to prove up the Psycho Billiy .82-a.
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11-15-2019, 05:06 AM
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Thanks G-man, the smallest is a 500, they even make a couple of street legal ones. Who would have thought?
The .82-a has super compression even though I used the original ring and piston in a new cylinder. A lot of that stuff is not as critical as people think.
The .82-a has super compression even though I used the original ring and piston in a new cylinder. A lot of that stuff is not as critical as people think.
11-15-2019, 05:46 AM
Dave, give Geri all my best I will keep her in my prayers for a swift good outcome.
As for the Psycho Billy .82-a I think it needs a paint job, how about Lime Green?
Pinky is progressing slowly I got a new tank for it and and replaced the missing cabane support. Last night I finished covering the Bristol Spadport's wings and painted the upper wing supports to match. My grandson Dylan is coming for Thanksgiving and I want to have his airplane about finished so he can have it at Christmas.
Mike
As for the Psycho Billy .82-a I think it needs a paint job, how about Lime Green?
Pinky is progressing slowly I got a new tank for it and and replaced the missing cabane support. Last night I finished covering the Bristol Spadport's wings and painted the upper wing supports to match. My grandson Dylan is coming for Thanksgiving and I want to have his airplane about finished so he can have it at Christmas.
Mike
11-15-2019, 05:58 AM
Just went through the intermittent leaky valve thing with my modded 82. Sometimes they would seal, sometimes not. Once I found out for sure that the valve seats weren't chrome plated I lapped them until they sealed properly. The idle smoothed out a bunch and I was able to lean the lsn a touch more than before which helped lean the overly rich mids too.
I put a new ring in it about 1/2 gl ago so it needs a little more run time to be right. The rest of the break in will be done in the air.
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11-15-2019, 06:27 AM
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Thankyou all for the kind words. My only experience so far with a mushy compression Saito is a 50 I bought about 22 years ago. After the 50 minute break in I do, it was still soft on compression. When turning it slowly it had almost no compression but I heard a very faint hissing. I pulled the cylinder and noted a tiny flaw about 1/16th" out from the intake valve, there was a tiny air pocket in the cylinder/head that went right around the valve seat. I sent it to Horizon on Thursday and believe it or not it was back by Tuesday with a new cylinder. All free.
11-15-2019, 07:14 AM
Seems like 95% I wind up re-using the original ring with fine results. Once did a 1974 BMW 2002tii engine for a cheapskate. It was well weathered and the cylinders locked up. I got it apart and had to use heat and oil to peel the rings out. Mr Cheapo didn't want to buy parts so I cleaned up the rings and grooves and put it together. No oil consumption and fine compression. Not to worry!
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11-15-2019, 07:41 AM
just trying to find an alternative to the standard’s like the six shooter and the hanger 9 hand cranked pumps
11-15-2019, 07:48 AM
I had used several electric pumps over the years as well as converted pumps of many types. I will NEVER use an electric pump again, at one time considered making my own manual pump. I have settled for the last 20 or so years on using the Hobbico geared, hand cranked generic pump. I guess it is the same as or very similar to your Hangar 9 pump. Very happy, after the first 20 or so years anyhow. So pleased I made a dedicated bracket and welded it to the side of the can
11-15-2019, 08:11 AM
Not using the "same one" I am on pump number three now. Hey look, this pump IS a Hangar 9!
This is the backup can that I made thirty years ago but haven't needed to use
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