Damn and Blast

microflitedude wrote:I would open it up, and make a nice acrylic display case for it.

I'm in a spin Matt.
I really want to fire her up but...
I shoulda taken your advice and got another
but I've been threatened by the curly person re Paypal..

John Goddard wrote:My Christmas Bee just arrived from Matt.
Unfortunately non of the photo's I've seen really do it justice.
I think it is the prettiest Cox engine I've ever seen so now
I'm torn (sad B*s*ard alert) between opening it for a proper
caress and leaving it in it's packet AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArgh.

John,

They were built to run, at least run it once!

It will look just as nice when done. Clean it up, then display it.

Good Morning Ron
The voice of reason......

It's open, I'll tell you what there's loadsa compression.

I would not only run it to see it run, but break it in properly, and then a proper clean up and after run oil used, like Zenalube or equivalent,,then display it if so wanted.

The stuff I use, it looks very similar in color to the Zenalube.
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/167_174/products_id/12719/n/GMK-Supply-Afterlife-After-Run-Oil

PV Pilot wrote:I would not only run it to see it run, but break it in properly, and then a proper clean up and after run oil used, like Zenalube or equivalent,,then display it if so wanted.

The stuff I use, it looks very similar in color to the Zenalube.
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/167_174/products_id/12719/n/GMK-Supply-Afterlife-After-Run-Oil

It's like a breath of fresh air and listening to my own thought processes hanging around with you lot Keith.
For too long now I've been hearing the self appointed experts spouting stuff
about after run not being good for engines....
Quite how preventing two bit of metal rubbing together, banishing acid and hygroscopic compounds
could be bad for an engine I never understood
Needless to say I've got my trusty Model Technics after run poised ready to go

Just run it John!

John Goddard wrote:My Christmas Bee just arrived from Matt.
Unfortunately non of the photo's I've seen really do it justice.
I think it is the prettiest Cox engine I've ever seen so now
I'm torn (sad B*s*ard alert) between opening it for a proper
caress and leaving it in it's packet AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArgh.

Good Lord, Man !!! Crank it up !! If you don't run it, it might as well have been cast from pewter !!!

John Goddard wrote:

PV Pilot wrote:I would not only run it to see it run, but break it in properly, and then a proper clean up and after run oil used, like Zenalube or equivalent,,then display it if so wanted.

The stuff I use, it looks very similar in color to the Zenalube.
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/167_174/products_id/12719/n/GMK-Supply-Afterlife-After-Run-Oil

It's like a breath of fresh air and listening to my own thought processes hanging around with you lot Keith.
For too long now I've been hearing the self appointed experts spouting stuff
about after run not being good for engines....
Quite how preventing two bit of metal rubbing together, banishing acid and hygroscopic compounds
could be bad for an engine I never understood
Needless to say I've got my trusty Model Technics after run poised ready to go

Thank you sir. I try to be a realist and look at things in a different light, as one would say. People (all reading excluded) say things sometimes just cause they follow a lead, and dont really tend to do the research themselves,,my self included every once in a eon, The information is out there,,right at your fingertips, and I am not talking about RC forums. Those good metalurgist's who earn 5-6 figures every year cannot ALL be wrong. There are exceptions, of course. (blatant disclamer,,lol)

If you can ,shoot a bit of video and post it. I think you will be the first to do so with the Christmas engines. They are a very beautiful motor and dont really deserve to just sit there and be petted.

Good luck.

If we have some warm weather up here I will run one and post it here.

Matt

EXModelEngines wrote:If we have some warm weather up here I will run one and post it here.

Matt

Will you upload it to the tube?
When I get mine I shall upload it there.

Dirty deed done.
However it may have been one of those hand held jobbies that none of us condone
soooo I'll do it properly in the Morning and most of you can watch it
over your cornflakes.

John Goddard wrote:Dirty deed done.
However it may have been one of those hand held jobbies that none of us condone
soooo I'll do it properly in the Morning and most of you can watch it
over your cornflakes.

Cool but me no do zeee cornflakes.

Probably be more like lunchtime our side

Then I may have to try and catch that on my phone.

John Goddard wrote:My Christmas Bee just arrived from Matt.
Unfortunately non of the photo's I've seen really do it justice.
I think it is the prettiest Cox engine I've ever seen so now
I'm torn (sad B*s*ard alert) between opening it for a proper
caress and leaving it in it's packet AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArgh.

I didn`t run mine either, AND I DID BUY TWO so I had a runner and a keeper

Jared man you better run own of those

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=153v1A8NF3w&feature=plcp&context=C37771b8UDOEgsToPDskIshprMLxVrvAt62dqShXlg

Very rich and on further investigation reed not sealing very well.
But started to rain, so now reed seating correctly I'll get some
batts for my tach and lean her down a bit tomorrow.
Thoroughly nice engine.

Jaspur_x wrote:

John Goddard wrote:My Christmas Bee just arrived from Matt.
Unfortunately non of the photo's I've seen really do it justice.
I think it is the prettiest Cox engine I've ever seen so now
I'm torn (sad B*s*ard alert) between opening it for a proper
caress and leaving it in it's packet AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArgh.

I didn`t run mine either, AND I DID BUY TWO so I had a runner and a keeper

There ya go,, that's how you do it,,Double down. One to run and one to pet.


Thank you for the vid John. It was almost into 2 stroke, but not quite. A improperly seated reed?,,oh well, a quick fix.

Well my second arrived today!
Watch for video tomorrow after the model engineering show of course

PV Pilot wrote:

Jaspur_x wrote:

John Goddard wrote:My Christmas Bee just arrived from Matt.
Unfortunately non of the photo's I've seen really do it justice.
I think it is the prettiest Cox engine I've ever seen so now
I'm torn (sad B*s*ard alert) between opening it for a proper
caress and leaving it in it's packet AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArgh.

I didn`t run mine either, AND I DID BUY TWO so I had a runner and a keeper

There ya go,, that's how you do it,,Double down. One to run and one to pet.


Thank you for the vid John. It was almost into 2 stroke, but not quite. A improperly seated reed?,,oh well, a quick fix.

A bit quicker this time Keith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogu-hGA0FYI&list=UUrxaN2KEYCU5aBcUJ65fxOQ&index=1&feature=plcp

Good stuff John,

Now don't you feel better?

I know I do

Much much better, still a little bit of "indecision" rpms, as I like to call them, but it's still probably a bit tight being new and fresh and just a few tanks thru it.

Very neat, thank you. Have a pint of lager and feel better!

Got mine running.



just doing break in.
Gave it a quick run this evening in my hand and will upload the video soon.