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Conference vmszoo::rc

Title:Welcome To The Radio Control Conference
Notice:dir's in 11, who's who in 4, sales in 6, auctions 19
Moderator:VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS
Created:Tue Jan 13 1987
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1706
Total number of notes:27193

857.0. "help for unused motors.." by 3373::HOWARD (Isn't this FUN ??) Thu Jan 26 1989 10:40

    I have a number of a/c motors that haven't been used in almost 14
    yrs. Any tips on how I can get them running again ? They all turn
    by hand..some are stickyer than others however,I guess all that
    gum build up. I have about 7 motors ranging in size from .10 to
    .45  by OS and Fox. I have replaced fuel lines and tanks on my planes
    already so I would like to salvage as many of these as I can.
    
    thanks
    
    -ph
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857.1A/C or RC??MPGS::PERCUOCOThu Jan 26 1989 13:4810
    I presume you mean RC?? What I do with old gummed-up
    rc and cl engines is soak them in laquer thinner or
    mineral spirits and it will cut the varnish type gum
    so you can work the piston free. When you have good
    mechanical smoothness, you can soak the engine in
    marvel mystery oil and use the marvel as an after-
    run oil at the end of each flying session. Good luck.
    
    Tom