... Sylvain. Hey sylvain, Not normal, also called doming, can be ther result of poor carburation or exhaust vent leakage, or improper squish. Basically to much...
Hello I have a top 80 without washer under the spark plug , and I see on the miniplane web site that every top 80 need to have a washer: the standard size is...
seems that your engine overheating for some reason you need to change the piston, but you nedd to find the reason before. diego per il volo ... on ... ...
The washer is due to the change in fuel octane rating ( it was lowered ) so now the engines may pre-detonate ( ping ) on the newer shitty fuel. Your...
Hello Top 80 group! Just a line to celebrate 400 members! It was in March 2003 when I just had to many questions and nobody to ask when I decided to create the...
Hi Guys!!! I am having problems with my motor. It all started when I tried to do some maintenance. I have top80 with Walbro WG 8. I just did a carburetor...
... I'll take a guess and say ...you didn't line up the fuel pulse hole...did you ? ... tried ... broken ... gasket. ... motor ... without ... tired ... still ...
... I'll take a guess and say ...you didn't line up the fuel pulse hole...did you ? ... tried ... broken ... gasket. ... motor ... without ... tired ... still ...
You need the head gasket Wayne Mitchler SKY-BIKER Aviation Inc. Ph:(780)352-7465 www.paracruiser.com/skybiker Email: wmitchler@... ... From: dontfiddle...
Does any one fly a trike with a top 80. I'm having back problems again after 20 years and may need to start using a trike. I weight 155# and my top 80 weighs...
I have had approximately 90 hours on my top80, and in the last flight i noticed that my muffler was rather loose, i.e., if one holds it and tries to move it...
Hi, I think if you can get a trike with aluminum structure that weigh about 30-40 pounds you should be able to use Top 80 with 125cm/130cm prop to fly it. You...
For the 187 times, Brad Wiess imports and supports ALL top-80¹s in the US. His email is skybrake@... ... Re: [top80] Exhaust/Muffler Loose For the 187...
There is a really fine lightweight but sturdy French trike that PAP recommend. You will have no problems with this one and your current machine. Check it out...
Thank you all for your replies. I did manage to fix theproblem. But now I have another one. It seems every time I fix a problem, next one is just around the...
Ary, your scaring me ......If you have to ask these questions then you really shouldnt have your hands inside an engine - I'm sorry if this offends you, but...
Don´t forget the fan, fanhousing and shroud...some vanes may be missing...and the shroud may have lots of places where cooling air may be exiting before it...
Brad, Mike Vann here, bought springs, pins, and clutch bell back in Feb. Now I have stsrting losing rpm. Pulled the head off and noticed oil leak on carb side...
the fan can be a problem especially if its one of the earlier ones. Around 2004...2003 a new fan was released that is larger and gives around %30 more air.The...
I know you didnt ask me but...... The Top 80 cylinder heads tends to "walk around" abit and as a result loosens the nuts fairly often - you must tension these...
I had a motor rebuild in progress and the mechanic did not mark the flywheel to the shaft as he thought it slipped due to no key present. I know the key is not...
Different motor but the process is well documented at http://home.znet.com/contraptioneer/Simonini.html towards the bottom of the page. Mario ... From:...
Do you have a metric dial guage with a fitting on the end so that you can mount it in the spark plug hole.......??? Do you have a depth caliper.....?? If you...
Curt, if you do a search in the archives you should find Scott Travers reply to me on setting the timing, abit aver 1 yr ago. Essentially, with the piston at...
The CORRECT ignition timing is 1.0 mm = 0.0393700787 thou BTDC Setting the ignition to 1.3 mm = 0.0512 thou BTDC is is an over advanced state of timing and...
Flying for about 1 1/2 hours. Near the last 20 minutes of the flight I gave it full throttle and it started missing some, so I eased off the throttle back to...
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