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I have been running my four star it has a used o.s 65 la with a 12x6 prop on it and an irvine spinner (one with an ali back plate)
When idling it vibrates, the tailplane vibrates quite noticeably.
The prop and spinner seem to balance nicely.
Is it anything to worry about?
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Try it without the spinner & see if that's the problem.
If that doesn't work we'll start a process of elimination.
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No single-cylinder reciprocating engine can be perfectly balanced, but the manufacturer gets it as close as possible.
What kind of balancer have you used on the prop and spinner?
Is the hole n the prop true, or slightly cockeyed?
Same for the spinner.
Does the point of the spinner wobble about visibly when the engine is running? (I don't mean is it loose!)
if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!
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Tried it without the spinner and it was exactly the same took the prop off and the hole doesn't look right, it looks slightly oval, only have myself to blame I used a drill bit to enlarge the hole instead of buying a proper reamer
so think i need a new prop
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All balanced nicely.......... still vibrates
I have read on a forum that the LA series vibrate, in particular the .65 due to its longish stroke and light weight, is this a load of arse?
May take it to the field on Tuesday and show the chaps down there and see what there thoughts are.
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All single-cylinder engines have some vibration, so it could also be that your fuselage is fairly flexible, and making the visible vibration worse as it waggles about.
What you could also try is running the engine with a smaller prop, to see if it is torque pulses that are making the tail end wag, rather than off-balance vibration. By putting a smaller prop on, you reduce the twisting load on the fuselage each time the piston fires the mixture in the cylinder.
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