Project 2 : The Motor on the Purple Plane

Since the Purple Plane's skin is completely in tact, and is a good trainer plane, I decided to start working on it first. The motor, is siezed, and doesn't turn at all.

So, first thing was to remove it from the plane.


Next, I remove the propeller and nost cone assembly, then the backplate and carborator.

So, I now have a mostly dis-assembled motor, that won't budge. I've been following these You-Tube Videos on how to replace the barrings, since I surely will need to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuzEco3EDUM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLSoXPLGzOI

And this article on cleaning an RC Plane Engine:

http://www.flyrc.com/articles/07-02-07_glow_engine_maintenance.shtml

So far, I've only gotten the pison to move a little bit, after heating the motor up in our oven (350 degrees, 5 minutes) and then tapping the piston down with a dowel rod.

What I think I need to do next is go out and get myself some synthetic oil, and a bottle with a dropper end on it, to start lubricating parts until I can get things moving. I'm not positive that I need the lubrication to get the piston casing out, but still it seems like a good idea.