hi heres a plan I've deen working on for a while its based on the Cloned GY6 head piston and barrel the cheepest top end about 4 stroke 150cc x 6 900cc about...
... Alistair, Wow! I don't quite get it yet, but it looks intriguing. Is this based on an existing design? Is there some documentation somewhere? I'm always...
piston, cylinder, head sets ... From: Alistair Robin To: HCIRadialbuilder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 3:40 AM Subject: Re: [HCI...
Hi Phil, We have exchanged emails some time ago, I see you are interested in gear reduction , do you mean epicyclic If so, are you looking for a suitable set...
... Geoff, Nice to hear from you. I am just intrigued by Alistair's engine and it's apparent internal gearing. I don't understand it and was hoping for some...
Before you get too excited, check the history of the two row Szekeley, and Pong Dragon, later known as Sadler. This slipper rod idea worked for the very slow...
Is anyone on here ACTIVELY building an HCI radial engine??? I am. There are various discrepencies in the plans that need to be worked through... Has anyone...
... Chris, I started and cast a new crankcase to accommodate my unique cylinders. I ran into some tooling problems and while waiting to solve them was...
I am going to give the R-180 a go. From castings. So far lots of head scratching, but it appears doable. Everett ... From: HCIRadialbuilder@yahoogroups.com ...
Like it says above... It's all inclusive but primarily for HCI radials. If someone wants to bring up a Rowntree there's no harm done. I have great respect for...
No offense taken. :) With the US economy going belly up, gas prices, inflation, etc it's going to be slow going for many of us on our projects. I'm sure many ...
Hi, I hope one of the things this group does is help people when they are stuck on some part of an HCI project. For example, R- 180 front bell drawing, lower...
Hi Everet, The bore depends on the cylinders you have. Be sure to have your cylinders handy before machining. The step on the bore is there to register your...
Hi Jim, I was referring to the crank shaft bore and counter bore on the front bell. I'm still in need of them. Thanks for the information, I do have the...
Now I'm a little confused. The only mention of a C'bore on the front case drawing is for the cylinder spigot. If you are talking about the bearing bore...
Andy got back to me Jim so I have the numbers I need. The file name is R-6. I should have mentioned that. Yes I have been to your web pages and have to be...
New to the group and of course the usual questions. I have a preceptor pup that I fly on a regular basis but of course I'm also working on a biplane (a...
At first I was thinking "why doesn't he just go to the HCI website". Now I see that the site is down. (Probably temporary)Hope all is well with them. Try...
Has anyone here been able to contact HCI recently? I had a short email from Jack over a month ago, and responded to him asking about buying drawings. I have...
Has anyone been able to get thru to HCI? I was hopeing to get a set of plans for the 7 cylinder engine. Is there someone in this group that might have a set...
Just curious, You did try calling or trying to fax the numbers on the link below right? Failing that, have you tried writing and using snail mail? Just ...
Sorry for not coming back and following up... I have had a couple of contacts with Andy through the contact on the website. I have ordered the 7 cyl plans, and...
Hi all. I'm still learning how radials work. I can't afford the HCI plans right now so here are a couple questions for everybody. First, what are the master...
Link rods are 4 7/8 and master rod is 6 3/4 on the R-180. I can not remember the lengths on the 220 off the top of my head. The pistons are pulled further...
... Rob, The rod length keep the pistons well in the cylinder sleeves which protrude below the flange and spacers. The spacers are there to adjust the TDC for...
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