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by diggs_74
Fri May 12, 2017 11:12 am
Forum: General Discussions Q500 & Q40
Topic: Latest and greatest timing and deck height?
Replies: 284
Views: 55746

Re: Latest and greatest timing and deck height?

LOL, I guess I never looked, just set it to 13 for the head bolts and 30 for the plug..
by diggs_74
Fri May 12, 2017 10:31 am
Forum: General Discussions Q500 & Q40
Topic: Latest and greatest timing and deck height?
Replies: 284
Views: 55746

Re: Latest and greatest timing and deck height?

I think it's like 13 in/lbs..

By the way, an old CD works great for sticking a printed degree wheel on.. Just make a plug and drill the 5/16" hole in the middle..
by diggs_74
Mon Nov 14, 2016 10:26 am
Forum: General Discussions Q500 & Q40
Topic: Latest and greatest timing and deck height?
Replies: 284
Views: 55746

Re: Latest and greatest timing and deck height?

Doing good Jess.. Actually, the Aluminum case the steel bearings are mounted in would be enough.. I hadn't considered the brass cone.. Got Q-40 on paper but haven't started the hard part yet.. want to get the new quickie done first since all I have left is a fuse mold.. I guess I was just throwing o...
by diggs_74
Mon Nov 14, 2016 8:45 am
Forum: General Discussions Q500 & Q40
Topic: Latest and greatest timing and deck height?
Replies: 284
Views: 55746

Re: Latest and greatest timing and deck height?

Methanol is hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs water.. Once the methanol evaporates, all that's left is water.. It will pull water right out of the air.. As is mentioned above, the byproducts left over from the burnt nitro probably aids greatly in the steel parts rusting.. However, for rust to form , y...
by diggs_74
Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:22 pm
Forum: General Discussions Q500 & Q40
Topic: Latest and greatest timing and deck height?
Replies: 284
Views: 55746

Re: Latest and greatest timing and deck height?

I haven't been racing Q40 for all that long so I may be all wet in my reasoning.. I always tie the mounts down because any vibration created was done so at the expense of power.. If something is shaking, spinning, rattling, etc, it is only doing so by converting the power from the engine into those ...
by diggs_74
Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:12 am
Forum: General Discussions Q500 & Q40
Topic: FAA Registration update
Replies: 37
Views: 12454

Re: FAA Registration update

I begrudgingly went to the FAA site to register.. However, when I got there I found no link to register my model aircraft, only a link to register drones.. I don't own a drone, what do I do now.. :roll: Anyone remember ultralight aircraft?? There use to be quite a large community of them up here, hu...
by diggs_74
Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:04 am
Forum: General Discussions Q500 & Q40
Topic: 426 INTAKE MISCONCEPTION
Replies: 3
Views: 5907

Re: 426 INTAKE MISCONCEPTION

Good call Dan.. See you next weekend.