I have no idea what this engine is. Any information or even research tips would be greatly appreciated. This engine will not turn, so is it possible to return this little engine to running condition?

Cox Babe Bee .049 from the late 50's or early 60's

Try soaking it with some very thin solvent around the exhaust ports for a while. Do not use pliers on it.

This is not meant to be disrespectful, or anything negative. But, I am shocked that someone does not recognize a Cox .049 engine. I thought the Cox .049 was the most ubiquitous engine in the world?

That engine costs $3.99 plus tax when new. You can buy a new glow head for it for $9

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the baby bee a single port cylinder and the super bee a dual port? I had a golden bee with the bigger tank but you just had to have the dual port guy for those combat wings we had so much fun with.

Yes, the original Babe Bee was a single intake port.

I knew this would happen. [sm=red_smile.gif] I am new to this hobby and just don't know these common things yet.

A couple threads on same subject.....

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4885201/tm.htm

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4866884/tm.htm

Nothing to be embarrassed about. I bet some of the dwids in our club that have been flying nothing but ARF trainer combo packages for 12 years and have never seen a ukie or FF wouldn't know what it is either.

The comment byt the other poster is simply in relation to the fact that the Babe Bee .049 is considered the most common and easily recognized model airplane engine, and there have been some polls and discussion about that here in the past. If you're new to the hobby, how are you gonna know what it is? If you've been in it for a few years, you should.

MJD

BTW, someone has reversed the tank. The needle valve needs to be facing up. They must have run it cylinder-down.

The Babe Bee and the Golden Bee were both single port. Don't have a Super Bee.

Here's about all the Cox engines: http://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/cox_frameset.htm

Enjoy.

George

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You're having the same problem that I am, Kmot. Future Shock, as described by Alvin Tofler (sp?) in his book of the same name. How many kids have you seen flying a control line RTF model during the last twenty or so years? I haven't seen any. They used to be quite common. I used to be one of them.

Of course, as a kid, I didn't own a Cox engine until just before the end of my RTF control line flying. Cox was the more expensive brand, so I received Wen-Mac RTFs for Christmas. The Wen-Mac Corsair was a rubber-ducky and hard to start. The later Christmas received Wen-Mac P-38 Lightning had the Mark IV engines, which started great and ran better. I wish I still had those models today, just for old time's sake.

We were too poor to afford the Cox models, although that is always what I asked for. The P-38 was a very pleasant surprise. I was no longer jealous of those that received the Cox RTF models with the easy starting engines for Christmas.

Well, except for one fellow down the street. He wasn't really a part of the R/C flying group and wasn't really interested in models. So what did he get for Christmas? The ultimate RTF model of that era. An all foam P-51 that was powered by a then considered huge Cox .15 engine. It didn't make a whole lap before total destruction. His mother pulled the engine from the trash and hid it from we kids so that we could not salvage it and fly it in one of our planes. They were "better" than us and we were not worthy of possessing such an engine.

I even tried to bargain with her by offering to teach her son how to fly on my homebuilt and well proven control line balsawood trainer, but it was to no avail. I'll bet that Cox .15 engine is still squirreled away in a closet someplace in their house. By the way, I'm 60 this year. Think she'll out wait me? She might. <G>

Hi Ed,

Yeah I did not mean to embarrass anyone! But I think you explained the reason well. I suppose some younger guys today have never lived without a computer and the internet!

I had a Wen Mac SBD-5 at the age of 10. As a reward for surviving tonsilectomy at the age of 12, I requested and received a Cox Stuka, black and red. Later on in 9th grade I had a Cox P-40. My first r/c trainer in 1976 or so was powered by a Cox .049 and my first ever kit built r/c warbird, in 1976 or so was powered by a Tee Dee .049 version.

-Tom