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Jimbo
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Does your engine last?

Post by Jimbo »

How long do your combat engines last? I was looking through all of my stuff today and I realized that I still have(in good working order)every combat engine I've ever owned. I have only one engine that is just a little weak and it is from my Gremlin combat days in 1994. I have never had to change a piston or liner on any of them.

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Post by Cajun »

I have never worn out a combat engine. In fact, in 20+ years of flying R/C I have only worn out two engines.

I have some that are damaged beyond repair, but they still serve their porpose for spare parts.

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Post by Feathers »

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Post by wparmenter »

I have toasted several by ingesting glow plug elements. I have also ruined a few irvine sleeve/pistons with lean runs. Never wore one out though. I have also pushed a crankshaft out the back end once.

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Post by wcrane »

I had one Irvine 25 detonate several years back thanks to a small, low pitch prop and 35% nitro, man it was screaming nasty when I launched it, but other than that, all my engines seem to be in fairly pristine shape. All tucked away in plastic ziplocks dangit!

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Post by montague »

I've had engine fail, one broken crankshaft in the air, and I just had a nearly-new Webra break a conrod (!!). I have a couple of Mag .25's that aren't currently mounted in anything because they just don't produce the power of my other engines, but that's how they were when new. I haven't actually worn out an engine yet.

I still run my origional Magnum .15's in A and SSC, and I still have my origional Mag .28's.


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Post by NAES »

I have 2 norvels that have Zero compression left in them. You can get 3 revolutions on a finger flick of the prop. A new piston/liner set is nearly the same price as the whole engine.

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