<DIV>Are you saying 25% castor balance alky? </DIV>
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<DIV>Didnt Jim Woodward move from CA to FL, maybe he'll find out about the humidity vs bearing life?<BR><BR><B><I>David Harmon <K6XYZ@comcast.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hi Del....this actually happened at San Mateo....near San Francisco. It<BR>really depends on the climate. If it's dry, there isn't much of a<BR>problem, if it is humid.........the bearings rust. <BR>Of course the SS bearings really helps.<BR>The engine was a YS 2 stroke....I found that to stop the rust you must<BR>remove the water from the engine...the fuel brand does not matter.<BR>On the Rossi's we used to use, WD-40 worked great but it stunk......I<BR>actually ran the engine about 30 seconds while squirting in the intake<BR>at high idle with that stuff...it ran on the propellant from the can and<BR>the engine blew out the water.<BR>No, WD-40 does not have abrasives in it and of course, to do this right,<BR>start with a new bearing so the old rust does not come<BR>off....hehehe....On today's 2 strokes 30 seconds at high idle on 25/75<BR>castor alky will do the trick. Just connect a
line directly to the carb<BR>and bypass the pump...get a soft tank so you can squeeze for a little<BR>fuel pressure.<BR><BR><BR>Regards<BR><BR>Dave Harmon<BR>NSRCA 586<BR>K6XYZ[at]comcast[dot]net<BR>Torrance, Ca.<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<BR>On Behalf Of Del Rykert<BR>Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 6:48 PM<BR>To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>Subject: Fw: Bearings * klipped 4 reposting*<BR><BR>I learned to fly R/C while in California & I don't recall the weather<BR>being<BR>that hard on engines Dave.?.<BR><BR>del<BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: David Harmon<BR>To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 5:57 PM<BR>Subject: RE: Bearings<BR><BR><BR>That's true...I've put in new bearings on Friday evening...fly on<BR>Saturday..locked up with rust on Sunday morning.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Regards<BR><BR>Dave Harmon<BR>NSRCA 586<BR>K6XYZ[at]comcast[dot]net<BR>Torrance,
Ca.<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<BR>On<BR>Behalf Of Nat Penton<BR>Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 2:51 PM<BR>To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>Subject: Re: Bearings<BR><BR><BR><BR>Del,<BR><BR>My experience is that frequency of flying and/or weather will<BR><BR>not affect bearing life. I have maybe 600 flts on one of my 91FXs. It<BR>has<BR>set on the shelf for several different periods and still feels very<BR>nice.<BR>Nat<BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR><BR>From: Del Rykert<BR><BR>To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR><BR>Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 3:52 PM<BR><BR>Subject: Re: Bearings<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>=====================================<BR># To be removed from this list, go to<BR>http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm<BR>and follow the instructions.<BR><BR><BR>=====================================<BR># To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm<BR>and follow the
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