RC Bee issues

This is the one I was refering to. I'd chuck the snap starter though.

Bob

Let me see if I have this straight, you opened up the nv how far and it didn`t have effect? because by 1 full turn it should be on its way to flooding out, did you turn the needle in to see if it would lean out/ I`m going to assume not because turning the needle in after a turn or so whith any 049 I have/had leans it out and on toward too lean if not shutting her down too lean; all results depending on where you start with the needle of course.

I have not had this particular engine, but it is basically just another tanked reedie with a throttle sleeve.

So this is in fact an odd performance hiccup,has it always done this from new(did you get it new or used), or did it just recently develope this trait?

This is odd.
Have you checked the needle valve isn't too long?

Whenever I open the needle valve it almost seems as it revs up. The thing is that the needle valve on this one cannot control the flow of air. There is a formed hole right in from of it that leads to hole the reed covers.

Godsey3.0 wrote:Whenever I open the needle valve it almost seems as it revs up. The thing is that the needle valve on this one cannot control the flow of air. There is a formed hole right in from of it that leads to hole the reed covers.

that's odd do you have any pictures?

The object I was just now sticking through the hole was a screw. You can barely see it. And please note, it is in FRONT of the needle valve. The screw was a bit large so it did not go far.

Looks like something should slide in there over the air intake hole.

Got a Dragonfly last week and the tank is as shown in your pix, so I don't think you have any missing parts.

i've got an idea, its probably the same issue i have with my texaco...does it have a venturi gasket like the bees?
then it could be that its leaking from there (fuel is constantly dripping into the intake channel, and
the engine runs whether the valve is open or not)

There is no venturi gasket.

[quote="Godsey3.0"]There is no venturi gasket.[/quote


As in there is not supposed to be one or there is one missing?

I do not see where one could go. The whole assembly is on molded piece. The only part that can come off is the needle valve and the thing the nv sits in which is glued in or pressed in.

Oh well I know that you have a sealing problem somewhere maybe crankcase seal problem.

hmmm...that IS a pickle...

GermanBeez wrote:hmmm...that IS a pickle...

Well get a DC backplate and try to run it and if it will run the problem is with the tank.

I have put an engine that I know runs on the tank and it did not run right so it is the tank. Maybe Mudhen can fix it.

But they can't use a standard backplate can they?

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