Log in
Search
Latest topics
» Retail price mark-up.. how much is enough?by gkamysz Today at 9:29 pm
» Happy 77th birthday Andrew!
by roddie Today at 9:22 pm
» Roger Harris revisited
by rsv1cox Today at 3:38 pm
» My N-1R build log
by GallopingGhostler Today at 3:04 pm
» Tee Dee .020 combat model
by 1/2A Nut Today at 2:43 pm
» Chocolate chip cookie dough.........
by roddie Today at 1:13 pm
» Purchased the last of any bult engines from Ken Enya
by sosam117 Today at 11:32 am
» Free Flight Radio Assist
by rdw777 Today at 9:24 am
» My latest doodle...
by batjac Yesterday at 9:47 pm
» Funny what you find when you go looking
by rsv1cox Wed Nov 20, 2024 3:21 pm
» Landing-gear tips
by 1975 control line guy Wed Nov 20, 2024 8:17 am
» Cox NaBOO - Just in time for Halloween
by rsv1cox Tue Nov 19, 2024 6:35 pm
Cox Engine of The Month
Medallion R/C .15 and friend
Page 1 of 1
Medallion R/C .15 and friend
Flea market find. Seller wanted $15 for the Cox, tossed in the needle less OS .20 for five bucks more.... $15 for the .15, $20 for the .20 sorta of a co inky dink. I need a nap.
Can you boil these Medallions in A/F? I'm afraid to try. Once I left a plastic R/C throttle control on an OS and it wound up as a blob on the bottom of the pot.
Can you boil these Medallions in A/F? I'm afraid to try. Once I left a plastic R/C throttle control on an OS and it wound up as a blob on the bottom of the pot.
rsv1cox- Top Poster
-
Posts : 11248
Join date : 2014-08-18
Location : West Virginia
Re: Medallion R/C .15 and friend
Sweet deal!
fit90- Diamond Member
- Posts : 1341
Join date : 2011-08-11
Location : Naples, Florida
Re: Medallion R/C .15 and friend
Bob- I've never put a medallion in the antifreeze/crockpot. I do know they ( plastic carb bodies) tend to change color or turn whiteish
https://www.coxengineforum.com/t9484-carb-body-cleaning-plastic#120581
To disassemble before the AF boil, try warming it in the oven or with a hair dryer to soften up the old baked on castor. If yore gonna run/fly it, clean it up with old fuel or rubbing alcohol. If you're making a display engine the replacement carb bodies aren't cheep, but they're not outrageously expensive either. Congrats on the flea market find!
https://www.coxengineforum.com/t9484-carb-body-cleaning-plastic#120581
To disassemble before the AF boil, try warming it in the oven or with a hair dryer to soften up the old baked on castor. If yore gonna run/fly it, clean it up with old fuel or rubbing alcohol. If you're making a display engine the replacement carb bodies aren't cheep, but they're not outrageously expensive either. Congrats on the flea market find!
Marleysky- Top Poster
-
Posts : 3618
Join date : 2014-09-28
Age : 72
Location : Grand Rapids, MI
Re: Medallion R/C .15 and friend
Thanks, It's pretty beat but I think it will clean up.
I'm just going to run it. I have a couple of .15 sized models that are just begging for power. I think I have a couple of .15 sized wrenches left over from previous engines. Gonna need the spanner to remove the prop drive assembly.
The strap-on module is huge, to bad I don't have anything to use it on. It's cracked any way and a little out of plumb. I love those little .20 sized OS's, it won't be difficult to find a use for it.
Bob
I'm just going to run it. I have a couple of .15 sized models that are just begging for power. I think I have a couple of .15 sized wrenches left over from previous engines. Gonna need the spanner to remove the prop drive assembly.
The strap-on module is huge, to bad I don't have anything to use it on. It's cracked any way and a little out of plumb. I love those little .20 sized OS's, it won't be difficult to find a use for it.
Bob
rsv1cox- Top Poster
-
Posts : 11248
Join date : 2014-08-18
Location : West Virginia
Re: Medallion R/C .15 and friend
I cleaned up the flea stuff this morning. Found a nice little Williams tank in the module.
Removed the needle on the .15, everything else is stuck solid.
Throwing caution to the wind I dumped the whole thing in the pot. But I did not bring it to a boil, I cut it off when a little steam occurred. About three hours.
I got the cylinder off but the back plate would not budge, had to apply the old heat wrench to remove it.
Then the throttle sleeve would not come off and the heat gun was no help. I put it back in the pot this time bringing it to a boil and it slid right off. Everything cleaned up with a little 0000 steel wool and a soft tooth brush on the plastic and aluminum parts.
Got it back together and lookin’ good.
But......this is strange, the cylinder to case gasket expanded, or the engine shrunk. Now the gasket is to large to use, it hangs out over the edge and it’s metal....But there is tons of compression in this engine. Also I forgot to note how the piston came out. The COX print on the con rod faces out right?
Removed the needle on the .15, everything else is stuck solid.
Throwing caution to the wind I dumped the whole thing in the pot. But I did not bring it to a boil, I cut it off when a little steam occurred. About three hours.
I got the cylinder off but the back plate would not budge, had to apply the old heat wrench to remove it.
Then the throttle sleeve would not come off and the heat gun was no help. I put it back in the pot this time bringing it to a boil and it slid right off. Everything cleaned up with a little 0000 steel wool and a soft tooth brush on the plastic and aluminum parts.
Got it back together and lookin’ good.
But......this is strange, the cylinder to case gasket expanded, or the engine shrunk. Now the gasket is to large to use, it hangs out over the edge and it’s metal....But there is tons of compression in this engine. Also I forgot to note how the piston came out. The COX print on the con rod faces out right?
rsv1cox- Top Poster
-
Posts : 11248
Join date : 2014-08-18
Location : West Virginia
Re: Medallion R/C .15 and friend
Bob, I'm a fan of the piston pin vs the ball socket. Yes, the words face out on the con rod. In addition, the base gasket was probably used due to the piston coming too close to the landing of the glow plug. I have used head gaskets from different engines to jack the cylinder up if needed. Cox would suggest to cut a paper clip the same width of the landing and lay it across the cylinder. Turn the engine over and see if the piston pushes the paper clip wire up and off the landing. If so, shim the cylinder as needed. Neat engines, very loud in the control line version, they don't make a lot of power as some would claim. They're just a decent light little engine.
Ken Cook- Top Poster
- Posts : 5637
Join date : 2012-03-27
Location : pennsylvania
Re: Medallion R/C .15 and friend
Thanks Ken, I will try that paper clip trick.
But I think I will tape that case gasket down to a piece of wood and use a dremel cutoff disc to cut out a small portion then pinch it with my fingers and screw on the cylinder. May work. I have no idea how it expanded, it seemed to fit correctly when I removed it.
BTW, the case pressure nipple was never drilled through and the glow plug is good.
Bob
But I think I will tape that case gasket down to a piece of wood and use a dremel cutoff disc to cut out a small portion then pinch it with my fingers and screw on the cylinder. May work. I have no idea how it expanded, it seemed to fit correctly when I removed it.
BTW, the case pressure nipple was never drilled through and the glow plug is good.
Bob
rsv1cox- Top Poster
-
Posts : 11248
Join date : 2014-08-18
Location : West Virginia
Re: Medallion R/C .15 and friend
All the base gaskets I have for these protrude slightly and are not tight fits.
Looking at the "before" pictures I think that the gasket size was masked by the goo.
Another nice engine clean up.
Looking at the "before" pictures I think that the gasket size was masked by the goo.
Another nice engine clean up.
ian1954- Diamond Member
- Posts : 2688
Join date : 2011-11-16
Age : 70
Location : England
Similar topics
» Say hello to my new little friend
» Got me a new Friend !!
» Found, an old friend.
» Hi, please need helpto identify a "big" Cox engine
» Friend happydad, this is for you.
» Got me a new Friend !!
» Found, an old friend.
» Hi, please need helpto identify a "big" Cox engine
» Friend happydad, this is for you.
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum