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  1. thurmma

    DLE 170 dead cylinder and piston

    The anticipation of the GP 176 EVO is killing me! It is supposed to be sunny and 60+ this Sunday with light winds and I have nothing to fly :( It sucks that I have been flying in sub 40 weather with 10 - 15mph winds and when the sun comes out and wind dies I have nothing to fly.
  2. thurmma

    DLE 170 dead cylinder and piston

    We won't know for sure until I get it back together later in the spring but, I am betting that was the issue. If I didn't have another engine on the way already, we would know sooner :)
  3. thurmma

    Joe Hunt RC 3D FLY IN -- Pics & Vids

    It sure would be nice to have a scenic background around here :) Great pictures @GSN Ashlie!
  4. thurmma

    IMAC Dalton 300 ml build thread.

    Beautiful work Cam!
  5. thurmma

    Joe Nall 2016, Official Noise Policy?

    That is the key right there @Terryscustom. Well said :)
  6. thurmma

    Joe Hunt RC 3D FLY IN -- Pics & Vids

    That is cool! I do a lot of shooting at our local fun flys and other events myself. Just enjoy capturing the moment and seeing the look on a pilots face when they see some of the shots I get :) Keep up the great work and thanks for being here :)
  7. thurmma

    DLE 170 dead cylinder and piston

    I believe @Bill Vargas hit the nail on the head with his analysis of the mating surfaces. I also noticed that the bolts weren't anywhere near as tight on the right jug as they were on the left jug when I took it apart. I have a GP 176EVO coming for the 330LX and will rebuild the DLE for the 42%...
  8. thurmma

    DLE 170 dead cylinder and piston

    I did notice that the bolts while snug, were nowhere near as tight as the other side so I believe you hit the nail on the head. I have a GP-176EVO coming and will rebuild this one and put it back in my 42% Pilot Edge for a backup/free style plane :) Thank you for the input.
  9. thurmma

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    You guys have the Minnesota buzzards also :) Saw a lot of them in the video of Lorne tail dunking :)
  10. thurmma

    Joe Hunt RC 3D FLY IN -- Pics & Vids

    Sucks I can only like it once :) I really like this shot!!! I do believe our Ashlie does a better job than the other Ashlie :)
  11. thurmma

    DLE 170 dead cylinder and piston

    All bearings are there as far as I can tell. Everything in the reciprocating assembly still feels nice and tight but, now that you mention it, I will take a better look just to double check. I haven't taken the pistons off the rods yet. The retaining clips are all in place and in good shape.
  12. thurmma

    DLE 170 dead cylinder and piston

    There is a single score straight between the 2 exhaust ports that is deep enough that it won't hone out on the other cylinder :(
  13. thurmma

    DLE 170 dead cylinder and piston

    I talked to Ken Crane and he thinks it may have went to lean just long enough for the piston to start to let go and the rest happened from there. He said that there was a known issue with fuel delivery to the front cylinder, which is the one that got tore up, and they would go lean with no...
  14. thurmma

    DLE 170 dead cylinder and piston

    The ring is still intact, just missing stuff where the rest of the damage to the piston is.
  15. thurmma

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    @Bhughes if you really want to impress us, you need to tie the line to the rudder of the plane and pull the fish out with the plane ;)
  16. thurmma

    Saito 61cc Four Stroke Gas Engine, NEW!

    You sir, were thinking of the big 4 stroke DA is working on :)
  17. thurmma

    Saito 61cc Four Stroke Gas Engine, NEW!

    I thought the flat 6 was a 300?
  18. thurmma

    DLE 170 dead cylinder and piston

    Wrist pin retainers are all intact. After having one break on a 3w that was the first thing I uspected :-) As far as debri goes, I don't see how that could have happened because the plane had been flyngnfor about 5 minutes before this happened and was running great. It makes me real leary of...
  19. thurmma

    DLE 170 dead cylinder and piston

    Hello Everyone, Back to issues with the DLE 170. This time it is dead :( Had everything running great and was having fun flying some IMAC when I was on an upline, not any longer than usual and no rolls or snaps it started to die. I tried flipping the throttle a couple times but, no response. I...
  20. thurmma

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    That kind of joinery would make for a super strong airframe!
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