Tower hobbies .40 nitro aircraft engine. Is it gummed up?

[STONER RC]

Seriously ,you are more than welcome to have it as it is just collecting dust ,an it would be a joy
to just give it away to someone that can use it an get the joy out of it!..

You the man Baker....
Well if he took off back plate carefully the gasket should be ok. Is the gasket good on the plate?

 

[cbaker65]

You the man Baker....
Well if he took off back plate carefully the gasket should be ok. Is the gasket good on the plate?

PM sent to Starfox!..

 

[Starfox2005]

You the man Baker....
Well if he took off back plate carefully the gasket should be ok. Is the gasket good on the plate?

Yes seems like it has a few air leaks. (Backplate,Head, maybe the carb?) Also who is the very kind person that is offering to cover shipping of this engine that @cbaker65 is offering me?

 

[STONER RC]

Yes seems like it has a few air leaks. (Backplate,Head, maybe the carb?) Also who is the very kind person that is offering to cover shipping of this engine that @cbaker65 is offering me?

Oh man that's horrible bud. Air leaks can be a real pain in the as* they can be a number of spots..Oh sweet really? that's awesome bud. Who said someone's covering the shipping??

 

[Starfox2005]

Oh man that's horrible bud. Air leaks can be a real pain in the as* they can be a number of spots..Oh sweet really? that's awesome bud. Who said someone's covering the shipping??

Um @cbaker65 ?

 

[STONER RC]

Um @cbaker65 ?

That's awesome

 

[Starfox2005]

You the man Baker....
Well if he took off back plate carefully the gasket should be ok. Is the gasket good on the plate?

The gasket looks good but I don't know if for some reason it would leak? Since you guys are sending me that other engine I'll teardown this one and see what I can learn from it.

 

[STONER RC]

The gasket looks good but I don't know if for some reason it would leak? Since you guys are sending me that other engine I'll teardown this one and see what I can learn from it.

That would definitely be a good learning tool for you bud..

 

[cbaker65]

Its possible that it is the bearing or bushing leaking bad ,because the crankshaft is swinging
a prop ,a prop that may not be balanced very well!
Some people will actually balance their props!..

 

[Starfox2005]

Yeah I know I have no idea if this prop is balanced but the previous owner built and flew these so I think so? I don't know exactly. I'm going to try to get involved in a club nearby and they can show me if it's not balanced. Come to think of it when I take the prop off I'll throw it on the balancer to see if it's properly balanced. Never even thought about that!

 

[Starfox2005]

That's how the piston top looks.

 

[Greywolf74]

I've seen worse. Strip it all down, take the piston, rod, crankshaft and front bearing (if there is one. I know its a bushing in the rear) and soak it all in nito fuel for a day or two and then take a brass brush and scrub all the parts down real good.

 

[STONER RC]

That's how the piston top looks.

Oh nice it's not completely shot yet. Like above it could worse..doesn't look that bad...almost look pretty good most of the crap. Looks like it's on the outside of hear button. Was there a gasket under the head?

 

[cbaker65]

Oh nice it's not completely shot yet. Like above it could worse..doesn't look that bad...almost look pretty good most of the crap. Looks like it's on the outside of hear button. Was there a gasket under the head?

Yea ,was eye balling that burned residue around the head like it was leaking there!..

 

[Starfox2005]

That engine was only a $49 dollar budget engine from Towers back in the day!..

Meaning as of today it's not worth a whole lot...

Yea ,was eye balling that burned residue around the head like it was leaking there!..

Yeah last I checked it had a gasket in there or at least a sorry excuse. I had noticed a puff of smoke come from somewhere maybe the head?

 

[cbaker65]

Meaning as of today it's not worth a whole lot...

Yeah last I checked it had a gasket in there or at least a sorry excuse. I had noticed a puff of smoke come from somewhere maybe the head?

I dont think Tower hobbies sells that engine anymore ,they changed a lot these past 10 years on merchandise ,so
am quite sure parts would be hard to find!
I will be shipping your engine out tomorrow!..

 

[STONER RC]

I dont think Tower hobbies sells that engine anymore ,they changed a lot these past 10 years on merchandise ,so
am quite sure parts would be hard to find!
I will be shipping your engine out tomorrow!..

Awesome let me know sir

 

[cbaker65]

Awesome let me know sir

Yea ,got to wait until I get it to the PO ,it would be just normal shipping!..

 

[Starfox2005]

I dont think Tower hobbies sells that engine anymore ,they changed a lot these past 10 years on merchandise ,so
am quite sure parts would be hard to find!
I will be shipping your engine out tomorrow!..

Thank you guys for that! Yeah I was looking for replacement gaskets and google only brought up like 4 results for the part # and most were manual downloads that contain that part #.

 

[cbaker65]

Thank you guys for that! Yeah I was looking for replacement gaskets and google only brought up like 4 results for the part # and most were manual downloads that contain that part #.

Engine is in the mail!..