*** Andy Steere's Gee Bee Y ARF - Engine Install ***
These pictures show the installation (refit) of a ZDZ 40 RV-L into a Pacific Aeromodels Gee Bee model Y ARF.
These pictures are in general chronological order as the refit progressed, starting with the earliest on the top (Late Winter of 2002/2003).
1600 / 1024 / 640 - RCS140 left a mess to clean up |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Seeing how ZDZ40 fit. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Mounted! |
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1600 / 1024 / 640 - Decent fit, a little tall. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Had to trim one cowl block. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Sparkplug sticks out a little |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Had to replace ruined covering. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Prop installed! (ignore my mess!) |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Refit the cowl, drill new holes. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Throttle and Choke linkages. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - manual choke this time. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Covering replaced and Ply... |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - added for transport supports |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Remove Choke servo, reinstall tank. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - painted choke lever. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Added straws to access needles. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - no removing cowl for carb adjust! |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Test fit dummy radial, may replace. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Mount igntion and battery. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Cowl mounted! |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Install Propeller |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - 4.5" ground clearance with 20x10 |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Just about Ready! |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Test balance. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Out at field testing engine. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - won't run right... |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - back home to find out why. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Won't draw fuel very well... |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - carb installed wrong??? |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - port is open to air, |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - surprised it ran at all. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Reinstall seemingly correctly. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Put engine back on mount. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - Re-plumbed the fuel tank, |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - just for good measure. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - battery back as far as reachable. |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - and still needed 2.5oz... |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - in the tail to balance! :-( |
1600 / 1024 / 640 - 04/16/03 |
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Copyright 2003 - Andy SteereLast modified on 04/19/2003