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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh sure, Tower will gladly sell me a new conrod for
the bargain price of $39.99. That's even a bigger theft than YS parts :
)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed M.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=emorydmd@earthlink.net href="mailto:emorydmd@earthlink.net">Emory
Schroeter</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=edbon85@optonline.net
href="mailto:edbon85@optonline.net">edbon85@optonline.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 23, 2003 10:56
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: ST2300 conrod, wrist pin
end</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nope. I haven't had that problem. Can you get a
replacement part?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Emory Schroeter</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=edbon85@optonline.net href="mailto:edbon85@optonline.net">Ed
Miller</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 23, 2003 10:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> ST2300 conrod, wrist pin
end</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any of you folks out there that have been
running ST2300's ever experience a short lived wrist pin end of the con rod
?? I have approximately 100 flights on a ST2300 in a Hanson Dalotel spinning
an APC 18x8 with S&W fuels 20% to 30% nitro ( 20% oil in all fuels ) and
the bushing in the wrist pin end of the con rod is worn out. I'd say there
is at least .030" clearance, maybe more. Engine was down about 700rpm on the
ground and never really settled on a rpm and acted lean in the air, in
verticals it went flat, would no longer haul plane vertically indefinately.
This all happened in maybe 5 or 6 flights, went from a powerhouse to a dog.
There is only one small hole in the top of the conrod to lube the wrist pin
( approx .040" in dia. ), the wrist pin is fine and measures no wear at all
where the conrod rides on it. I'm going to order a new conrod, if the new
one only has one hole in it I may enlarge it a bit as well as add a second
hole from the bottom of the wrist pin boss on the rod. Luckily I have a 2nd
ST2300, just installed it and I'm back to 8800 rpm on 25% nitro with the
18x8 so I'm ready for the Pocono pattern contest. Both my ST2300's are
Italian made, the only notable difference is one has a longer crankshaft (
prop end ).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks...Ed
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