Engine substitute for Moki 210?
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You could convert it to gas, or run it with 1/3 nitro fuel and the rest gas. If you convert it to gas you need to buy a plug and a electronic ignition for about $50. To make it run on a nitro/gas mix search Youtube.
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It sounds like all this big Moki is good for is a door stop. It's a good looking engine but with nitro over $25 a gallon it will be put on the shelf and awed at once in a while. Thanks for the help, Dave
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You could also get a CH-Ignitions spark ignition conversion for it too. Then make a carb adapter and put on a Walbro carb or maybe a carb for a DLE-30 for example. Then you could run gasoline in it or put the glow carb on and run glow fuel.
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Moki's don't need nitro anyway. They're not designed to use more than 5% I believe. A simple methanol and oil mix would be super cheap. It will still burn some fuel but less than if you use nitro. I'd like to know where a guy can get pure nitro for $25/gal.
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1QwkSport2.5r, I should have said glow fuel instead of nitro. My bad! I bought a GP Patty Wagstaff Extra 300 and it came with a new Moki 210 but I prefer gas rather than glow engines. I have no interest in glow engine. What I can see is that large glow engines are a thing of the past.
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1QwkSport2.5r, I should have said glow fuel instead of nitro. My bad! I bought a GP Patty Wagstaff Extra 300 and it came with a new Moki 210 but I prefer gas rather than glow engines. I have no interest in glow engine. What I can see is that large glow engines are a thing of the past.
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And you can almost afford to fly them if you keep the nitro % zero or really low.
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I have three Moki's[2 210's and a 180].They are great engines.They use O nitro and the cost per GL here from the LHS is just under 10.00 if you buy a 4 pack.Been flying them for about 12 yrs.Just bought my first gas [DLA 58CC] that is in my TFGS Corsair.
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$32 for a gallon glow fuel? Man somebody is gouging the heck out of people there. Here a gallon of 5% goes for something like $14.00.
I took this pic a couple of years ago, showing FAI, 5%, 10%, and 15% glow fuel gallon containers and their prices at the time.
I took this pic a couple of years ago, showing FAI, 5%, 10%, and 15% glow fuel gallon containers and their prices at the time.
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Y'all gotta realize, the stuff is $12-14/gal plus $10-15/4-gal case UPS shipping and $25/4-gal case hazmat shipping fee. Add markup and 7.25% sales tax to that and the fact only one shop in my area caries 5% fuel. Yeah it's a ripoff. That's why I don't buy it and mix my own. I can make a gallon of 5% fuel for about $6-8 depending on what oil I use. We got on this subject due to a wording error so ultimately it's all moot. I do not pay retail fuel price and never will again. 30% car fuel is almost $40/gal!
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[QUOTE=prop wash;11805760]I have three Moki's[2 210's and a 180].They are great engines.They use O nitro and the cost per GL here from the LHS is just under 10.00 if you buy a 4 pack.Been flying them for about 12 yrs.Just bought my first gas [DLA 58CC] that is in my TFGS Corsair.
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Just wondering if you pump any of your Moki's and what mufflers do you use. I love moki's.
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Just wondering if you pump any of your Moki's and what mufflers do you use. I love moki's.
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