> Mine turned within a couple hundred RPM of a Zenoah G-23, the same size as the > bolts and washers to mount it with (Home Depot). > the prop extension, and $35 for the muffler (hobby shop), and $2 for 4 10-32 > weedeater (sale at Big Lots), $5 for the Al barstock (local machine shop) for If you have access to a lathe and a little bit of machine > I had to buy a muffler, but I'd would have replaced the stock muffler on a R/C > already there, 4 bolt hole flanges on the back side of the crankcase. > prop extension and a few hours of lathe and grinder work. > converted a Ryobi weedeater engine for about $5 of bar stock aluminum for the > A few hundred? Where do you buy your stuff, and can I sell it to you? I Reliable idle, almost no adjusting from day to day, easy starting, and MUCH Glow, huh? You must have mega bucks (as you say) "laying around" for fuel.įor reliability, give me gas in the larger engines any day. About half the weight and twice the power and a Response was good and idle was excellent. Mine turned within a couple hundred RPM of a Zenoah G-23, the same size as the The prop extension, and $35 for the muffler (hobby shop), and $2 for 4 10-32īolts and washers to mount it with (Home Depot). Weedeater (sale at Big Lots), $5 for the Al barstock (local machine shop) for I had to buy a muffler, but I'd would have replaced the stock muffler on a R/C The mount wasĪlready there, 4 bolt hole flanges on the back side of the crankcase. Prop extension and a few hours of lathe and grinder work. >have a few hundred dollars laying around that you don't have anythingĪ few hundred? Where do you buy your stuff, and can I sell it to you? IĬonverted a Ryobi weedeater engine for about $5 of bar stock aluminum for the
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If you'd like me toĪnswer any more questions you might have, please feel free to drop me How many flights you'll have to make to offset the cost of what you'reĭoing with what you will save in fuel costs. With the Ryobi was kinda fun and I learned a few things along the way.įor me, it is now one of those things I've done, got the experienceĪnd moved on to something more practical. On the other hand, going through the process If you MUST go to a gas engine, buy oneĪlready made for R/C. So unless you're completely bent on doing this I would suggest another Pulled the Ryobi out, with all the junk associated with it and put an I had the engine in a largeĭecathlon and it flew it ok but I wasn't completely happy with it. Have a few hundred dollars laying around that you don't have anythingĮlse to do with. wrote in message news.ĭo yourself a big favor and don't even venture into this. > still in the weedeater,so I have to start from scratch. > like to use the standard servos that I already have,radio also.Engine is I have the engine,but don't have a clue what to put it on.I'd > How much does it cost to convert the engine to airplane mounting and
Try to keep the fuel tank in the same relative position to the carb. Tie/hoseclamp/hotglue/whatever the whole thing to your aircraft OfĬourse driveshafts and clutches add weight Prop adapter on there then you can just bungee/zip If you can saw your weedwacker off at the right spot and get a bearing and Less sweep with the motor in front, and the relative "safety" of not leading The idea being that you can use a more efficient wing with One thing that I've been considereing is a drive shaft pusher setup, If you leave the clutch in, you should be able to disengage the propellor at Engine conversionsĭon't have to cost much, if anything, you might need to fabricate some metal Usually you just have to examine the engine and see.
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