ASP FS400AR Radial Engine Part 3

I first ran this engine in December 2006. *See Parts 1 & 2 of this video series.*

After about 1 hours total running time I read on the internet that some fellow ASP radial owners had experienced catastrophic failures of the connecting rods, resutling in sever damage to the engine. I decided to take my engine backplate off and insepct it. Sure enough, I found a linkpin that had broken. Fortunately for me I found it before the engine had gotten damaged.

I disassembled the entire engine. I sourced the needed spare parts, which are very difficult to obtain in the USA. A fellow modeler made a custom set of linkpins for me. And I set to polishing the entire engine. I have made several customized engines, and this was the biggest job so far!

As it happens sometimes, I got sidetracked on other projects and this engine sat in a box, in parts, for 2.5 years. In May of 2010, I decided to get it back together.

Here is the end result. A gorgeous looking ASP FS400 AR radial engine that runs perfect and sounds awesome. Peak RPM was 6800+, and idle was 1620. The prop is a light weight wood, Master Airscrew 18x10. The fuel was Powermaster 15%. Glow plugs are "Fox Miracle Plugs" 4-stroke plugs. The glow driver is a Microsens Glow5P.

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• ASP FS400 AR
• Microsens
• Glow5
• ASP Radial
• Magnum Radial
• Radial 400
• Sternmotor

[lealadrianar]

que medidas de caño utilizo, en el escape

gracias

[xKmotx]

@lealadrianar: The exhaust pipe diameter is 1/2" (13mm).

[lealadrianar]

Hello, congratulations, this beautiful, I can say, I use to polish; Do the parties are aluminum?

I use dremel and polishing cream?

thanks

[xKmotx]

@lealadrianar: Thank you! Yes, it is all aluminum. I used a combination of three buffing compounds and a 8" (200mm} power buffer, and yes even a Dremel for some spots. Each individual part was polished a total of four times, progressing through each bar of buffing compound and finally to hand polishing with creme.

[stevecraignet]

Oh man, I could just sit and listen to that all day... that is a beautiful thing.

[xKmotx]

@stevecraignet: I know what you mean. Thanks! :)

[BigMacBook1300]

I was wondering if you could put one of those in a 1/4 scale monster truck I'm building one and looking for a real powerhouse that's not going to cost me more than $1.500

[xKmotx]

@chiloschista: Thank you Ric! :-)

[chiloschista]

Wow Tom, what a wonderful look.

I'm so jealous :D

Ric

[Ostrid1]

O_O it looks awesomer than on the other 2 parts O_O