Hi Everybody;

      I have a request? I am the proud owner of a "FOX .59 Two Speed", does anyone out there remember how they were set up with the "Shut Off" on the low speed needle? This much I know, the high speed needle was set dead lean, while the low speed needle was set to add more fuel to the engine causing it to go rich and lower the RPM. This was done by a "Mechanical Shut Off" I am told. With the Shut Off on you have stopped fuel flow to the low speed needle giving you the high speed run. With the Shut Off off you have started fuel flow to the low speed needle causing the engine to get more fuel than air and run rich causing low speed running. Now,what I am looking for is how all this was accomplished? There probably won't be many of you who remember this set-up but I am hoping? Any help at all will be greatly appreciated. Diagrams or pictures would be fantastic. Any of the items needed for this set-up that could be bought by me would also be fantastic. Well I hope I didn't leave anything out?



       Thanks a Bunch;
              "Billy G" 

Paul;

  Thank-you for your response, I am hoping that someone here has done it in the way back when. This engine is quite a find and I would like to bring it back to life. Now I have at least one of every "Two Speed Engine" that Fox ever produced. There has got to be at least one of you "Carrier" people out there that was around in the mid 50's and seen this done?

     "Billy G" 

I owned one of those Fox 59's you descirbe, but fortunately, I sold it to a collector rather than ruin it attempting to fly. 

Based on observations of similar engines in action, I close wisely.

Paul;

   Engines were made to run not sit on the shelf. Any engine I have can be pulled down off the shelf or out of storage and run, period, no exceptions. If it can't be run I don't want it. I don't know how many engines I actually own but each and everyone is a runner. If I don't completely understand the components of a system I ask questions. No engine is beyond running. Am I a collector-----You betca Bub.

         "Billy G"   

To Bill,

I understand your position entirely.  Personally, I'm not a collecter at all.  I only own engines that I intend to fly.

There are "virgin collectors" out there who will pay a nice preimium for NIB specimens.   If I happen to get one of these units in a bulk selloff, I try to sell 'em what they want.