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Forum: Glow Engines
03-05-2015, 08:13 PM
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Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

Ha ha, sorry for polluting the Saito thread, but...

Ha ha, sorry for polluting the Saito thread, but I knew there were some good wrenches hanging around here!

Noel Jensen, who trades on ebay as "nubsdoesparts", sorted me out. I had just bought a...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-04-2015, 09:58 PM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

Senior Tele, as usual you had good advice. I...

Senior Tele, as usual you had good advice. I ended up cutting a length of steel rod that would fit through the wrist pin hole, and covered it with masking tape until it was a snug fit. Then I...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-03-2015, 08:04 PM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

Thanks guys. Yes, nice clean piston free of the...

Thanks guys. Yes, nice clean piston free of the cylinder, with a very stubborn ring. The ring gap is tiny, I have slightly enlarged it with a steel pick, but no luck yet. What I need is a way to...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-02-2015, 07:21 PM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

I'm working on an oldie that looks to have had...

I'm working on an oldie that looks to have had almost no run time, but needed bearings. All is nice and clean and ready to go back together, but I can't budge the ring. I have a new reproduction...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-10-2014, 06:06 PM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

Thanks Charley. Agreed that MMO was probably not...

Thanks Charley. Agreed that MMO was probably not the best choice! It's taking a bit of effort to clean up. So far, with liberal use of penetrating oil and heat, the lifters have all freed up. I...
Forum: Glow Engines
08-10-2014, 10:51 AM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

Greeting Saito fans, yesterday I scored an...

Greeting Saito fans, yesterday I scored an FA-170R3 radial for a great price. It is very clean having only been run a few times. However, it had no compression and turned over very roughly. I...
Forum: Glow Engines
06-30-2014, 08:34 PM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

Hi all, I'm working on another big Saito twin, a...

Hi all, I'm working on another big Saito twin, a nice score from the RC Universe classifieds. This one is an FA-300T, single updraft carb, it looks like it has very little time on it and the outside...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-17-2014, 06:35 PM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

Now THAT is a puller! I used a cheap stamped...

Now THAT is a puller! I used a cheap stamped steel one and it worked fine...along with heat.

I tried the muriatic acid trick, applied with a Q-tip, to the aluminum bits stuck to the cylinder...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-17-2014, 04:37 PM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

Thanks again, Senior... I got the bearings...

Thanks again, Senior...

I got the bearings off the crank without doing any damage, and cleaned up the case. I ended up trying some Demon-Clean - that stuff works awesome!! Forget the Crock Pot. ...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-17-2014, 01:00 PM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

Also I was able to get the prop driver off using...

Also I was able to get the prop driver off using a two-jaw puller. Someone had recommended using heat for this, and they were very right...I put some tension on the puller and nothing happened. I...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-17-2014, 12:58 PM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

OK guys, thanks again for the tips. I have a...

OK guys, thanks again for the tips. I have a call in to Horizon Hobby for their Saito expert to call me back regarding the pistons. The new ones that they picture on their site are clearly...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-08-2014, 10:08 PM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

Senior Tele - thanks a ton! Great info. Here is...

Senior Tele - thanks a ton! Great info. Here is what I have discovered. In my cherished Clarence Lee "The R/C 4 Stroke Engine" RCM book, and at the link below, I've read the review of the original...
Forum: Glow Engines
03-07-2014, 10:57 PM
Replies: 54,700
Views: 5,313,064
Posted By jetpoweredmonkey

Hi all, my first post here in the mega Saito...

Hi all, my first post here in the mega Saito thread. I just bought an FA-270T from the classifieds. I believe it is the "Mark 1" as it has a single carb, intake ports on the top of the cylinder and...
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