TD tach race 2012 (Engines on the way home)

How much fuel did you use? Takes a lot of time swapping them out on the test stands. It would go faster of the holes were tapped in the blue test stands and not have to fiddle with 2-56 nuts that are coated in castor oil.

My TD 020 seemed anemic but I sent it anyway. I hope none of mine were trouble makers.....

Jason_WI wrote:How much fuel did you use? Takes a lot of time swapping them out on the test stands. It would go faster of the holes were tapped in the blue test stands and not have to fiddle with 2-56 nuts that are coated in castor oil.

My TD 020 seemed anemic but I sent it anyway. I hope none of mine were trouble makers.....

Just shy of 1/2 quart. Your not kidding! It took forever to swap engines on and off. I was thinking the same thing about the tapped holes in the mount.

You're doing a yoemans job Ron.
Wish I was there to lend a hand.
Bob

dckrsn wrote:You're doing a yoemans job Ron.
Wish I was there to lend a hand.
Bob

Thanks Bob, C'mon over!

I forgot to mention this happened...... Twice.

https://i.imgur.com/J6iaI.jpg


https://i.imgur.com/Dtbsc.jpg


I was thinking maybe it was a fluke the first time then it happened again. Both while running at peak.

Wanna hear the kicker? They were both on John Boy's engines!!!!!! Think he will be mad?

Ouch.

Never understood how that happens...

cribbs74 wrote:

dckrsn wrote:You're doing a yoemans job Ron.
Wish I was there to lend a hand.
Bob

Thanks Bob, C'mon over!

I'll be right over.
Regarding the TeeDee starter springs, It ain't you.
I been bitten by this one as well as others I've read about.
I think Rusty had this happen to him a while back.
Something about the revs and harmonic vibration playing tricks with the spring.(Barnyard physics)
I guess that catch part of the spring has to be bent way back.
Yoink the springs, and whip out the stick.
Bob

Yeah they both came off and were re-tested. Funny thing is other guys had springs on theirs and run with the same prop on the same stand. I feel bad......... Especially for the .020 spring as it's hard to find one.

Yeah mine ate one in mid flight. I got tired of it happening and quit using them. It ruined the prop every time it happened too.

Ron,
Don't beat yourself up. It's a leap of faith when
you send an engine off for something like this.
Any engine could just as easily be lost in the mail
or blow up on the stand. As you know, I didn't enter
this race, but when I entered last years Bee race I knew
anything could happen. I doubt any fellow forum member would
take you to task for a spring or a few scratches.
Ask Kim or Mark's analysts for help.
My ruminations.
Bob

Jacob-first post use of the word "rumination"?

Man I was gonna take them off as well.

At least they ran and now I can go back to bed
Safe in the knowledge I got up too early,
I think I need to get a life and not eat, sleep
And dream silly toys........

Ps
Don't tease us
What about the numbers?
Aaaaaaaaaargh

Pps
I've got a spare

Going to knock out the big dogs today. No starter springs on those! I will post final results later on this evening. That is if I have all my fingers

Ron

hope you still have all your fingers!

Ok guys here goes the moment has arrived, but first I just wanted to say thank you to all you guys who sent in engines and trusting me not to break them.

I learned a few things....

#1 flipping a lot of engines by hand is hard on the finger!
#2 not all TD's are created equal
#3 a TD will run backwards
#4 factory RPM figures are a best case scenario
#5 I hate 2-56 hardware
#6 TD .15's are animals
#7 tach races are fun!

So without further delay here are the numbers from greatest to least in each class.

.010 stock class

Mitch G. 27,720
John Boy 26,700
Jason B. 26,560
Matt M. DNF as in did not fire. Sorry Matt I did everything I could think of.

.020 stock class

Jason B. 18,390
John Boy 15,890

.049/.051 stock class

Paul G. 19,780
Kim S. 19,440
Jason B. 19,410
John Boy 18,890 and 18,840
EME (Matt) 18,150 and 17,580

.049/.051 unlimited

Paul G. 20,760 and 20,070
Jason B. 19,980
Kim S. 19,920
Joe C. 19,820
Matt M 19,420

Medallion .049 stock

Jason B. 11,720

TD .09

Jason B. 15,720
John Boy 14,610
Mitch G. 14,220

Medallion .09

EME 15,290
Jason B. 14,730

Medallion .15

Jason B. 13,890
EME 12,940

TD .15

Jason B around 2K backwards (I tried and tried to get it to go the other way)

Special .15

Jason B. 14, 410

Special .15 MK II

Jason B. 16,180

That's all folks!!!! I will attempt to get them all mailed off tomorrow. I have to go to Ohio for work next week so if I can't get them in the mail tomorrow then it will be the following Monday. I will keep you informed.

Ron

wow, 27,720 rpm
glad everything went well with the race
thanks a bunch for hosting it Ron

That was a lot of hard work. Thanks for the early Winter diversion.

RknRusty wrote:That was a lot of hard work. Thanks for the early Winter diversion.

You ain't kidding.......... A lot harder than I envisioned. It was fun though.

Ron,

Thanks again for hosting the event.

I guess I should have sent a reverse pitch prop for the TD 15

At least you got 2 of the 3 animals started!

Jason_WI wrote:Ron,

Thanks again for hosting the event.

I guess I should have sent a reverse pitch prop for the TD 15

At least you got 2 of the 3 animals started!

No problem it was fun! I wonder if I was trying to start it too rich? From what I have read it tends to run backward when flooded. I suppose it's possible. I tried all kinds of settings on the NV and flipped the prop in both directions.

It's all boxed up now so I can't try it again. Let me know how it runs when you get it.

Good Work Ron.
How's the Finger?
What date next year?

Thanks for the last few weeks build up
And a great weekends entertainment.


P.S.
Was the 050 really THAT fast?

John Goddard wrote:Good Work Ron.
How's the Finger?
What date next year?

Thanks for the last few weeks build up
And a great weekends entertainment.


P.S.
Was the 050 really THAT fast?

The finger is fine, little tender perhaps. My right bicep and shoulder are very sore. I had to take some excedrin this morning.

Yeah I did not run the .050. I considered it, but seeeing as it was new and unrun I thought better of it.

To be honest the Special .15 MkII made me the most nervous. Not because of the size, more due to the rarity of it. It is a beautiful engine.

Ron