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Engine basics => Engine set up tips => Topic started by: Jim Kraft on March 01, 2009, 12:55:49 PM

Title: "Throw a rag in the prop"
Post by: Jim Kraft on March 01, 2009, 12:55:49 PM

Way back, years ago, we had a guy in our R/C club that could never get his engine to idle low enough to kill it, and his chosen method to do that was throwing a rag in the prop. After that, when ever my youngest son would hear a car engine still trying to run after the switch was turned off, as many of the high compression muscle cars in the 70's did this, he would holler, " Throw a rag in the prop". Our family were the only ones who got the joke. Oh well! I guess you had to be there.

Title: Re: "Throw a rag in the prop"
Post by: Jim Kraft on March 01, 2009, 01:05:50 PM

Sorry guys; I have a bad cold and don't feel like working on my planes, so am taking it out on the computer.

Title: Re: "Throw a rag in the prop"
Post by: dennis lipsett on March 01, 2009, 03:38:53 PM

heck thats mild. You probably have seen guys throwing rags at the planes while it's flying. trying to hit the prop and kill the overly lean/rich motor and put it out of it's misery.
dennis

Title: Re: "Throw a rag in the prop"
Post by: Jerry Reider on March 07, 2009, 07:48:43 AM

Quote from: dennis lipsett on March 01, 2009, 03:38:53 PM

heck thats mild. You probably have seen guys throwing rags at the planes while it's flying. trying to hit the prop and kill the overly lean/rich motor and put it out of it's misery.
dennis

Been there, done that, when we were kids.  Sometimes you'd miss and get it hung on the wing.

Title: Re: "Throw a rag in the prop"
Post by: Shultzie on March 08, 2009, 12:28:16 PM

Quote from: Jerry Reider on March 07, 2009, 07:48:43 AM

Been there, done that, when we were kids.  Sometimes you'd miss and get it hung on the wing.

Or maybe take training from your local bull fighter.