Saito FA 270T first run after refurbishing Part 1

I get this engine from Ebay and was greatly surprised when open the postal box - engine looks very dirty and untidy. I was upset seriously by such discovery, but immediately start to clean it in kerosene bath with heavy brushing. Thanks God, it was very dirty but from exterior, internally, especially after cleaning, it looks flawless. It's good that firstly I started to wash the engine, and did not start to sort things out with the seller.
Anyhow, right now you can watch, how this beautiful engine performs on the stand, how its idling and please, hear this great sound of Saito FA 270T !
Hoping you will enjoy this video,
Thank you for watching CrazyEngines !

[@TestECull]

Mmm, she sounds amazing! Makes me wanna run my FA-90TS again. Also, you got a bit of a shoutout. Buncha new fans kickin' your way in the coming days. Lovin' all the cool 4-cycles you've got!

[@crazyengines88]

Thank you for your comments ! This surge of interest is largely due to yesterday's David McIntire kind announcement on his channel. Much appreciate him for that kind action.

[@TestECull]

@@crazyengines88 Dave's how I found ya!

[@crazyengines88]

@@TestECull That's great, thank you to !!!

[@arthurvanaalst]

I have the same engine in the box, it looks like new but has some runtime, I also have the Saito FA 300T Golden Knight and that is also a nice item in my collection. I love the Japanese brands like OS Engines, Saito and YS very much because it has pure quality and that for many years. Every engine is an investment but with an expert use and maintenance you will enjoy it for many years.

[@crazyengines88]

Thank you for your comment ! Really, 100% agree with you. Your Saito FA 300T is simply a pure gem, for sure. My experience with Saito FA 270T just confirm the excellence of Saito engineering.

[@brianemery8945]

Dave sent me. Glad he did. Just Subbed!

[@crazyengines88]

Thank you!

[@jettechdonatkins]

I bought a very good condition Saito 270T engine from David McIntire a couple of months ago,and it looks like a brand new engine.I am going to send it to an rc friend of mine in Slovenia soon.I just subscribed to your channel,because of David M.Thank you.I am in Wichita,Kansas ,USA,home of the B-29 bomber "Doc",you can see and hear a short video of Doc on my channel.Thank you !

[@crazyengines88]

Thank you for your comment, like it ! David McIntire did a incredible job at his channel and I'm much appreciate him for such kind of promotion. Will sub on your channel, for sure. For Saito FA 270T - I've not ending this cycle of test runs, at least, few things will be nesesary to clarify. Could be interesting videos soon.

[@crazyengines88]

Yes, just subscribed on your channel !

[@Blueberry954]

Just discovered your channel and I love it!! Subscribed!!

[@crazyengines88]

Thank you for your comments ! Doing my best for the interesting content and picture quality.

[@Blueberry954]

CrazyEngines Great work. Yes, I noticed your video quality - it’s great!!

[@crazyengines88]

@@Blueberry954 Thank you, your words give meaning to my work !

[@Blueberry954]

CrazyEngines you’re very welcome. So, your channel is dedicated to four strokes only? Check out YS Engines. They’re the best single cylinders on the market.

[@crazyengines88]

@@Blueberry954 Thank you for your comment ! Much appreciate ! Regarding YS (Yamada\Futaba) 4 stroke engines - I've few of them on repair, but still haven't complete yet. Will share for sure it's test runs after rebuild.

[@RC-Roman]

Nice work!

[@crazyengines88]

Thank you very much for your kind comments !

[@jurgenblume5179]

Great video! Thanks a lot for sharing. Which fuel do you use normally for your fourstrokes? Castor or synthetic? Since I'm starting to fly fourstrokes during the next days, it would be very interesting for me to get a hint from a professional.

[@harveynewman4333]

i use mostly, omega,4 cycle,15%,50/50 blend of castor and synthetic

[@crazyengines88]

Thank you for your comment and for your question. I'm not a professional, that's true, but I've learned a lot from RC 4 strokers being it's fan. A few dozens of engines, which I was repaired, shows very similar problems, rusty bearings (it means, that it wasn't washed \ cleaned \lubricated after run), piston rings "staked" into the piston groove (mostly, castor oil residue (!), thin yellowish layer on piston surface, and of course, different flaws in carb. Usually, castor oil works great for rubbing surfaces, but if you leave few drops of it inside the engine - you will stack into the problems later. According to me - I'll run only very old engines with castor oil. I've a plan to test runs of an old Saito FA 30 (earliest versions, open rocker), and nevertheless, will use 100% synth oil from Klotz Techniplate or Motul Micro 2T. So, I'm not a castor oil fan, rather the opposite. Still thinking, how to expose this topic in my next videos. B.T.W., thank you for a good idea ! Regarding the fuel - 3 typical recipes: 1. UK made Model Technics Big Bag 16%, adding around +10% Klotz TechniPlate or Motul Micro 2 T oil (basic mix for racing cars, oil content just 10%) 2. Byron Aero 10% Nitro ( or similar). 3.Own mix, as usual, 10-15% Nitromethane, 15-20% of Klotz Techniplate and rest - balanced Methanol. All of it performs similar. Some of commercial fuels produced colorization inside of an engine - I very much dislike that, especially green or red color. My personal opinion (not a reccomendation), that if you have an ability to purchase all fuel components - could be better to mix fuel by yourself. Not sure, how fuel could stay for monthes \ years at storage without degradation of components. Later (in month) I'll show my way of fuel mixing.

[@TestECull]

@@harveynewman4333 I also use Omega. 15% to be precise. I've no issues with it.

[@hirenbshah]

Greetings from your Indian subscriber. My only request is that you consider reviewing 2 strokes as well.

[@crazyengines88]

Apologizing for that, I'm only working with 4 stroke engines. Sorry.

[@hirenbshah]

@@crazyengines88 keep them coming my friend sound of 4stroke is addictive.

[@crazyengines88]

Yes, that's it ! I'm quite a big fan of 4 stroke sound, especially at low idle. The reason, why I was deliberately refused from testing \ working with 2 stroke engines is simple - it is so huge quantities of such engines were produced in the last 80 years, so it's impossible to review just a smallest part of them. Even 1 % from that will be a huge amount. I do not mentioned unknown yet engines from China and rest of the world.This is a whole, endless universe...