Ron Young has finished rebuilding my engine, and is shipping it back today. From Ron:
Hi Dave, Your engine is fixed and will ship on monday, I replaced the front and rear bearings,rod,upper case I also fixed the crankshaft and set the head clearance. Your engine should be fine and if you have any questions just ask.
A couple questions:
1. Which glow plugs can I use with this engine?
2. What are your recommendations on a startup procedure?
3. How'd it perform on the test stand?
Thanks for the quick turn around on this engine. I'll let you know how the plane performs - turned out to be an Evans Scimitar XV.
Your engine will be sent on monday and any short reach plug should be just fine and dont run anything more than 15 % nitro in this engine. I set the head clearence so you should not have any problems with it.
How much to have the expert on this particular 70's vintage high-performance 1/2A engine rebuilt? $30. Once the engine is back, I will be machining the combo engine mount/muffler to accept screws to hold the engine on fast. We can do a couple of tests on a bench, it can go back into the plane. Photos and video when that occurs.
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