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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Garf on November 26, 2006, 10:14:36 PM
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I am having a problem with the tanks on my Tutor 2 ARF. The original plastic clunk tank was so bad, it destroyed an engine with a 10 lap dead lean run at the end of the flight. My own Garf steel clunk tank gives me about 2 laps of a sagging run at the end. What does it take to give a clean cutoff? would muffler pressure help?
"SAVE ALL THE PIECES"-Phil Brown
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Phil,
Try a low profile chicken hopper tank. Email me or Crist Rigotti for plans.
Here's a previous thread:
http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=2565.0
Fred
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Cock the rear of the tank out about 1/8 inch. I started doing this on all my airplanes and have a couple profiles with scary clean cutoffs. No warning at all they just quit like someone turned off the switch.
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what motor?
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what motor?
ST G21 .46, TF Tutor 2 ARF
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Cock the rear of the tank out about 1/8 inch. I started doing this on all my airplanes and have a couple profiles with scary clean cutoffs. No warning at all they just quit like someone turned off the switch.
Agreed. I was also having cut out problems in the clover and a friend mentioned this trick. Two popsicle sticks tucked under the back edge of the tank worked wonders. y1
I now build in a "ramp" for my tanks on profile fuselages. The front is recessed 1/4" and my engines fly fine.
I use GRW uniflow tanks, with no pressure - and I do get a lap or two warning, but no stutters.
Ron