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Offline Allen Eshleman

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Fuel for OS H series engines
« on: March 08, 2025, 03:12:40 PM »
What is the correct fuel for an OS H engine.  It's in a used Nobler which I bought.  I can't see the number on it - guessing it's a 35 or a 40. 

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Re: Fuel for OS H series engines
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2025, 03:32:11 PM »
I should have searched first.  I found this from Randy.

Hi Jim

You can use that one in CL Stunt, with a 265 venturie and 157 spraybar, you my want to use a lower pitch prop that a ST maybe a 5 or 4.5 pitch with a 11 to 11/34 inch diameter, Sometimes a 12 x 5 would be OK, depends on what plane your pulling
I would use 23% oil fuel with 1/2 castor, start with 5% nitro and go from there.


Randy

Leads me to a further question - motor run.   4-2 4 or steady?

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Re: Fuel for OS H series engines
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2025, 05:44:35 PM »
I saw an OS Max H owner's manual online. If you want to follow the vendors recommendation it would be 30% oil for break-in, and 25% oil if the engine is fully broken in. It also mentions 5% nitro is OK.

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Re: Fuel for OS H series engines
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2025, 06:10:38 PM »
Hurumph .

Theres many a ' H ' O.S. , Single & dual ball race , Iron & Al. ringed . Even abc Gardner etc . 35's . But theyre ' S ' or R. C . .

The little skiny prop driver series are single ball race . the groovey prop driver are Dual .
Theres 35C , later 35 R.C. ( Single ) 40S & 40 RC early ( with RC staped at the 40 ) then a dual ball race P & R R . early maybe iron , later Al ringed . :P
LATE 40 RC dont have RC onem . JUST " 40 " moulded protruding . not stamped . So if its just 40 on the bypass its the ' new ' bore & stroke . & ringed .

These Suckers would run hard out from new . Leading OS to put brass bushes in the piston on some ( & bigger ) . But a proper run in , looks after THAT .

THEREFORE a prudent type would inspect & clean the wrist pin & lands in the piston . perhaps . on a ringed OS .

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As modern oil qualitys better . 20 % should be o.k. . But 2 : 1  methanol castor for break in . maybe 3 : 1 for a while after .perhaps . Depends on cooling & weather .

overproping it would overheat it . ( see gudgeon pin / wrist pin . or read OS tests on sceptre flight . )

18.4 stroke . late ( 1974 on )

below . Stamped . 35 blah or 40 blah . 19.5 stroke 40 . or sames as 35S onda .35 . But Liners bigger O.D. , mate . SITS IN , like zorst side illustration. hanging out, here .

Dat der early dual ball race , stamped , 19.5 stroke . told by Prop Driver type .


Foitha , the late RC came with the 703 strap on lug muffler , whereas all the oilier ones , come drilled for Jetstream multi part ones .

So THIS could be a 35C, 35 RC , 40 'S' or 40 RC . if you lookathe stamped boss on the bypass , that there should tell yer . thereabouts .

They can be a swine to get the wrist pin out , same set up as a .46 Super Tigre . Left sleeve till gudgeons just exposed , withdraw rearward . Close the door & window , so the neigbours dont suffer .

Theres also a H 29 R speed motor . Dual Ball Race . Iron Piston . Max 30 S / RC inside , from the rod up . Incidently the 35 are qwedge . the Hemi 35S/RC head is a straight fit .

Oil . SEE HOW HOT IT GETS . add more if unhappy . least 50 % C . Or Castor 20 syn 3 . for a cooler country .  Qld. 25 % castor .

« Last Edit: March 08, 2025, 06:34:47 PM by M Spencer »

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Re: Fuel for OS H series engines
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2025, 06:29:33 PM »
These ' S30RC' & 'S35RC' are a differant kettle of fish . being PLAIN BEARING . Bit like the single ball race , i guess . Ya wanna the 25 % oil . As its IRON PISTON . run in on 30 or 33 Castor. Carefully .



See the srawney little front end and prop driver . Theyre a few ounces lighter than them big ones , above .

The Dual Ball Race Ringed , you might get away with 20 % , No Trouble . Like a supre Tigre . ONCE RUN IN .   


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Re: Fuel for OS H series engines
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2025, 08:26:25 AM »
I am sure that this one is well run in.

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Re: Fuel for OS H series engines
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2025, 09:21:20 PM »
But , WHICH ONE IS IT .

The Motor ,

Prey Tell .

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