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  1. thurmma

    Frank Bowman rings low compression

    I got the 106 fired up tonight! I think I qualified for the Olympic prop flipping team or at least I had enough practice tonight :) Once I got the engine fired up it was great to actually hear it running better as time went on. Of course the first couple of minutes were just getting it warmed...
  2. thurmma

    3DHS 103" Extra 330SC Re-Build Log

    I can't wait to see what it looks like in the sky!
  3. thurmma

    3DHS 103" Extra 330SC Re-Build Log

    I picked it up from Home Depot. It will work, but takes a LONG time if you are doing any major areas. I found that Acetone worked really well on the Ultracote for me. Maybe I was lucky, so be sure to test in areas not visible in case it doesn't work as well for you. Mark
  4. thurmma

    3DHS 103" Extra 330SC Re-Build Log

    Thank you Rob!
  5. thurmma

    Best place to buy Redline and new bottle?

    That is an AWESOME price on the gallon! I ordered mine directly from Redline and paid right at 80 before shipping.
  6. thurmma

    3DHS 103" Extra 330SC Re-Build Log

    Wheel pants to come shortly :)
  7. thurmma

    3DHS 103" Extra 330SC Re-Build Log

    Well, here she is! Finally together. Just waiting for the weather to clear and warm up a bit.
  8. thurmma

    Frank Bowman rings low compression

    The engine has 9 gallons of fuel through it :) probably close to 15 to 17 hours of run time. The engine is about 5 years old. A standard 106ib2. The cylinders still had a very small amount of cross hatch in places other than that they were perfect. Pistons had some carbon build up on the tops...
  9. thurmma

    Frank Bowman rings low compression

    The ring gap was spot on. The reason I put the rings in was because the engine just didn't seem to have the power I thought it should. Yes the compression was enough for it to run, but just didn't seem like it was all there. The engine has about 9 gallons through it and I was putting the...
  10. thurmma

    Frank Bowman rings low compression

    Hey everyone, Just installed Frank's rings in my 3w 106. Was flipping it over last night and noticed that there is very low compression. I haven't ran the engine yet. The cylinders were immaculate and the original rings had good compression. I am wondering if I just need to fire it up and let...
  11. thurmma

    3DHS 103" Extra 330SC Re-Build Log

    I was hoping for yesterday, but had more to do than I thought. The tedious stuff. Hoping maybe next weekend depending on weather.
  12. thurmma

    3DHS 103" Extra 330SC Re-Build Log

    A short video of what was accomplished tonight :-)
  13. thurmma

    3DHS 103" Extra 330SC Re-Build Log

    Making major headway the last couple of nights. Finally got the servos matched in the wings. They are now done. Finished the elevators and rudder tonight along with mounting the engine. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it is getting brighter FAST :-)
  14. thurmma

    Real Flight 7.5...

    Wish I could have made it, but I was still fighting with servos on the 103 Extra. Finally said to heck with it and put the Smart-fly EQ6 back in and 30 minutes later all was well. To bad I wasted about 10 hours trying to make something else work.
  15. thurmma

    VIDEO: Mike Milos Unlimited Unknown RD1 Wednesday 2014 IMAC Worlds

    Awesome! Thanks guys. Really appreciate all of the work you are doing with the site.
  16. thurmma

    How many servos?

    Never thought about that. Seems like it would be a bigger nightmare getting both sections to work in unison when you wanted it to work as an aileron and not flaps/ailerons.
  17. thurmma

    How many servos?

    They are HUGE there is no doubt about it :)
  18. thurmma

    How many servos?

    Quick question. On a 103" 3DHS Extra 330SC, can I get away with 1 7955TG in the wing for flying IMAC? I am having one heck of a time getting the 2 servos matched and just realized that there is a center slot for a single servo. If I was to run 1 7955tg at 6 volts, would this be enough? I am...
  19. thurmma

    VIDEO: Mike Milos Unlimited Unknown RD1 Wednesday 2014 IMAC Worlds

    @SleepyC I am trying to go back trhough the videos, but the links are gone :( Any chance you could add the links to the videos when you get a chance? Thanks!
  20. thurmma

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    Go fast, turn left :)
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