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getback Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:44 am

I AM LOOKING FOR A METAL BACKING PLATE WILL TAKE THE TANK WITH IT IF YOU MUST SELL IN SET. THANKS , ERIC YOU CAN PM ME Shocked

crankbndr Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:39 am

Those are hard to come by, most folks won't give up what they have. I get em from used or parts engines on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COX-049-Black-Widow-/261374977283?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cdb29a503

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COX-ENGINE-049-BLACK-WIDOW-CLEAN-/301068370587?pt=US_Radio_Control_Control_Line&hash=item461912c29b

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-Cox-Golden-Bee-049-model-airplane-engine-thimble-drome-motor-glow-049-/231138093375?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35d0e7693f

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cox-Thimble-Drome-Golden-Bee-049-Model-Airplane-Engine-/171220852703?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27dd8edfdf

fredvon4 Sat Jan 18, 2014 2:48 pm

EVERY metal Back plate I have for a reed valve Cox .049 is from many low cost E-bay junk engine purchases....they clean up and even polish very well......I am sorry to my good friends at Coxinternational and Exmodelengine but the plastic back plates are worthless in ANY crash....Period!

pkrankow Sat Jan 18, 2014 5:42 pm

I have hard darted my coroplast wing countless times with a plastic back on it. I have not had the back fail. Yes, grass and dirt, so relatively soft.

Another plane I crashed on its maiden flight and tore 3 ears off a metal back flying in the same field... go figure.

Phil

getback Sat Jan 18, 2014 5:50 pm

yes that was what I was farad of been looking on the bay , ill find one or two somewhere in time Computer Issues

THANKS for the info , maybe the one I had was dry cracked Phil , I still like the medal better Laughing

pkrankow Sat Jan 18, 2014 6:17 pm

I prefer the metal as well. I am also convinced it is generally stronger than the plastic. (I have also broken plastic backs)

Phil

roddie Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:23 pm

What I love about picking up a cheap "junk-engine".. is that if it's complete... many of it's parts are still useable. A "parts-engine" will always be useful.. and is definitely worth considering; if you have another running engine of the same type.

Roddie

Mark Boesen Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:32 pm

that's what I miss about swap meets, a babe bee, black widow, golden bee, $5, $10-$20 and no shipping!

G.O. Stang Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:09 am

How I acquired 90% of my spares is from buying cheap lots of "junk" engines and disassembling them. Your best bet on a black widow backplate is buying a complete engine. Judging by the prices they sell for by themselves, a whole engine is almost cheaper most of the time. The best part is, you can use the backplate of your engine, and use the rest of the parts engine if needed or build something else. That's what makes these engines so great. So much interchangeability.

crankbndr Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:37 am

Here is a new set, costly but it will most likely sell. If it was a gold tank I'd buy it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cox-Tank-Kit-397-Replaces-1764-1598-1298-NOS-SEALED-/400648265458

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