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Hi, Yes the only real temp indication I have is oil temp, as I stated I usually run 5 minutes or less, on worm days after 3 or 4 runs I will see the temps up in the green range but never gets hot. I c ...

I didn't know what to expect cooling wise either, that's one reason I made my blades extend a fair bit past the diameter of the engine but still easy to transport and get in and out of my garage. I ha ...

When I was much younger I worked on Avengers with the R2600, we would ground run these prior to the spray/waterbomber season to full power, 2600rpm and 49in MP. To do this the aircraft was tied to a v ...

Hi, I have the R2600 which I run at several shows each summer. It has the 23e50 hub and blades from a DC3 cut to just under 7ft diameter. I have a working prop governor but never use it, I've found th ...

It's been a while since my last note on the 2600, another summer season has gone by and the engine is still running great and always leaves an impression on those who watch the run. I have it pretty m ...

Last fall before storing the engine for the winter I tried one last start and discovered I had a fuel pump with a ruptured diaphragm. Over the winter I found another pump and am good to go once again. ...

When I started as an apprentice aircraft mechanic many years ago my first boss was a former Canadian Air Force flight engineer on the Argus patrol aircraft. He was a great mentor and I've always consi ...

Last year before the engine was running I attended the Houlton Maine Wings and Wheels show, yesterday I was back there to the delight of many who said they had been waiting a year to see it run. The w ...

I've had the engine to a couple of shows and have run six or eight times this year, another show this weekend. The oil drain system is working just about as I hoped it would but I'm getting much more ...

Had a couple of great runs on the engine earlier this week, first run was over 7 minutes, cylinder and oil temps were good, I set it at 1800 - 2000rpm and just let it go for a couple of minutes. I had ...

My education continues with this radial engine. I for some reason felt that the oil tank would need an atmospheric vent, the fuel tank does so why not the oil. The problem of misting from the vent has ...

Once we got the priming figured out the engine started and ran well, the spark plugs were a set of NGKs the owner had on hand, probably a set he was planning to try in the engine.
The Gipsy is now ...

Thanks for the comments guys, I spent much of the weekend at a local auto/truck/bike show. The Wright was a hit, even got a trophy and requests from several to attend their events. The sound of the Av ...

The snow is finally melting here on the east coast, I'm hoping to wake the engine within the next week or two. Here's a short one minute video taken at a flyin last fall, if you like the sound of a ra ...

With a lucky day of warm weather and a few sore muscles our Gipsy Major fired up. I didn't have a clue as to how much to prime (tickle) it, after a couple of short bursts we got the carb filled and aw ...