PacificNWSkyPilot

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Go to one of those "Cheap tool" stores and buy one of those LARGE (cheap) magnets for holding your welding pieces together. They have HUGE holding power. Tie a lite rope onto it and start dunking it. I suspect you'll have to "drop" the magnet onto the piece to get it to stay together with the magnet, but if it connects, you SHOULD be able to carefully pull it up and out.

Good luck!

Jim

w8ye

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Often problems like this are related to inverted mounting?

N1EDM

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How about a long-handled net like they use for scooping up fish or for cleaning pools?

And, if you happen to snag it and lose it again, have a float (say, a weight, a 10-ft piece of string, and a fishing bobber or piece of styrofoam) to mark the spot. You can toss it right in where you think that the engine is.

My guess is that the engine broke off when it hit the water's surface and is perhaps a couple of feet away from where you picked up the plane.

Just my $.02

Bob

PacificNWSkyPilot

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Yeah, but those powerful magnets are like 5 to 10 bucks max. Heavy enough to penetrate the muck and latch on. That's what will be needed. These things are hard to find when the lake is DRAINED. I know, we drained the lake here outside San Antonio and NONE of the many motors and engines were found. And like you, we had a good rough idea of where they were.

Jim

Rudolph Hart

Good luck with the search.If there's nothing nasty living in there and it aint freezing why don't you dive for it??

captinjohn

Aircamperace, Find someone with a metal detector....you should find it easy!!! Capt,n P.S. nice little pond!

tes21966

Sign me up! 4 Saitos. 125 on World Models Extra 300, 82 on a CHINN YAK profile, a 100 on a Four Star 60, and a NIB 125 that is going to power my Top Flight P51

Tommy

Michaelh

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I have 4 .82a's and each one runs like a champ! They will even push a 15x4w pretty decent also . My guess is if you had to let it cool and it was kicking back upon start
you have it too lean . As it was broken in per instructions and ran fine right ? Only to start messing up when you leaned the needles out and maybe went too far on the LSN?
Did you try adjusting the needles some ? Any case its back at Horizon so they should be able to tell you whats up.

Pecanpatch

Tell me about the Trapanelle.... original design......?
Would look equally as good with saito twin or radial [>:]

Rudolph Hart

That looks pretty.

Rudolph Hart

Howdy OF1,i always smoke when i refuel.Is rocky patel another name for arkansas polio weed? works great for sore joints just takes you a lot longer to figure out what was sore in the first place.

w8ye

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Rocky Patel has a brand of Cigars

They are made in Hondurus in the old "Swisher Sweets" factory

PacificNWSkyPilot

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See,

Now yer just showin' off!

Jim

blw

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test21966 #646

Michaelh #647


If there are a lot of aluminum cans tossed in that pond, then they could make metal detecting a major pain since most of the engine is aluminum too. I would notch out aluminum, and just search for ferrous hits.

blw

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test21966 #646

Michaelh #647


If there are a lot of aluminum cans tossed in that pond, then they could make metal detecting a major pain since most of the engine is aluminum too. I would notch out aluminum, and just search for ferrous hits.

WarbirdII

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That is to funny that you would bring that up, I was flying the cub yesterday and the right piston wouldnt stay running. Then I could even get it to start. This is on the 90TS.
After screwing around and checking glow plugs, Pulled the valve cover and found one of the push rods was not opening the valve . Put it back on the back side of the valve rocker, but would stay there.

The engine only has 3 flights on it. So I am going to send back to Horizon for repair.
Not sure what happen?????

w8ye

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Sounds like the valve is sticking

New engines often do that

ram3500-RCU

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I have found kick back most often to be related to flooding. Could your fuel system have been siphoning fuel? Loop the fuel line up in inverted mounting and this will prevent siphoning and flooding.

OldFart1

many, many of those 1990's have been consumed in my pursuit of this hobby

Well, the Mayhem flew today! Motor is still tight, so I _think_ I only got about 8 minutes (12oz tank - need to see what came stock). Flew well though.

warbird guy

HEY GUYS,
I'M THE NEW GUY ON THE BLOCK. I HAVE A 72 IN A 40 SIZE P51 MUSTANG (AWSOME) I BOUGHT A HANGER 9 P51D MUSTANG I50 AND PUT A FA220 IN IT. THEN I SAW THE SAITOFG36 GASUNBELIEVEABLE. IT SWINGS A 20 - 8 PROP AT 8000 RPM. GREAT RESPONSE . THE UNBELIEVEABLE PART IS I CAN IDLE IT DOWN TO 50 (FIFTY) RPM. IT SOUNDS GOOD IN THE MUSTANG..

heavy metal thunder

I've been flying Saitos for about 30 years, first was a .45 which is still running. I'm actually a big 4-stoke fan, flying OS, Webra, Enyas, and YS in the .20 to 1.20 size all are good runners except the Webras. I have too many Saitos, OS, and Enyas 4 strokers alone to count and they all good runners. Most of the 4-strokers I bought were ones from people who could not set up properly. I will fly gas motors for any airplane over 1.20. Nothing in the world like the sound of a flight of warbirds doing a flyby with a 4-stroke humming right along. I haven't met a 4-stroke motor I didn't like, well Webras did push my upper limit button at times.

rustypep

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I was just curious what RPM you guys might be getting with a MAS 14x7 three blade on 15% Omega for a Saito 100? Thanks!

w8ye

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What engine?

Michaelh

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BLW Im already #542 .

blw

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Well, don't do it again!

#647 warbird guy

#648 heavy metal thunder