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Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

03-29-2006, 03:56 PM

Replies: 294

Sticky Cox Reed Valve FAQ

Views: 126,036

Posted By mclintock

RE: Cox Reed Valve FAQ

Look around the breaker panel at your house/apt or office building, there's usually some scraps of nm ('romex') wire laying around on the ground. That may be 12 awg I used, I can't remember. Coat...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

03-29-2006, 01:07 PM

Replies: 294

Sticky Cox Reed Valve FAQ

Views: 126,036

Posted By mclintock

RE: Cox Reed Valve FAQ

While you've got your hacksaw out, you can make a throttle for the sure start.

I'll add pictures later, but it's simple- cut a length of 1/2" copper pipe (the potable water kind, not the heater...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

02-03-2006, 10:34 AM

Replies: 294

Sticky Cox Reed Valve FAQ

Views: 126,036

Posted By mclintock

RE: Cox Reed Valve FAQ

Does that Norvel NVX 1/2a fuel need to have castor added? I have some of that, and after running an engine in the house, I noticed the taste in my mouth whilst breathing the smoke was different than...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

02-03-2006, 07:53 AM

Replies: 294

Sticky Cox Reed Valve FAQ

Views: 126,036

Posted By mclintock

RE: Cox Reed Valve FAQ

This link I swiped from the rcg version of this forum, but it's too good not to pass everywhere.

Castor oil- why? Well now you know:
http://modelenginenews.org/faq/index.html#qa5

Short...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

01-20-2006, 09:01 AM

Replies: 294

Sticky Cox Reed Valve FAQ

Views: 126,036

Posted By mclintock

RE: Cox Reed Valve FAQ

What's the best method to kill the engine on a tank backed reedie when it starts backwards? I read in an old book once to toss a rag into the prop, but i've also read that doing that is not such a...

Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

01-10-2006, 02:39 PM

Replies: 294

Sticky Cox Reed Valve FAQ

Views: 126,036

Posted By mclintock

RE: Cox Reed Valve FAQ

On Martin H's site, in the Documents page, there is this link to a magazine report on the black widow, which is pretty close to being the sure start except for the differences[&:]
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Forum: "1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes

01-08-2006, 10:30 PM

Replies: 294

Sticky Cox Reed Valve FAQ

Views: 126,036

Posted By mclintock

RE: Cox Reed Valve FAQ

Here is the link to Martin Hepperle's epic Cox site:

http://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/cox_frameset.htm

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