Very nice conversion. I have quite a few old spark engines that I flew for years in control line and free flights with a radio. Ohlssons, Anderson Spitfires, Super Cyclones, Atwood Super Champions, Orwicks, and Forsters. Nothing like these old antique ignition engines. Never had a McCoy 60. Thanks for the video.
Thanks Jim, If you do eventually acquire a McCoy, you might prefer the earlier black case models. They're a bit less powerful but much nicer to operate than the Series 20. The 60/20 needs a pressurized fuel supply to run. The engine in the video is much easier to operate than a standard 60/20, because it has a much smaller carburettor. One of my projects is to do a nice video of the black case McCoys. It'll get done one day.
Hi Marcin, My daughter will do a tour in Germany next May (2019), and another tour in Germany in September 2019, so maybe they will play another date in Poland. Everyone was very pleased with the Katowice gig.
Yes John. They're very interesting and great fun to play with on the bench. I'm on my way to achieving my objective of flying one of these in an old timer. A year ago, I posted a video of my Ohlsson 60 with a grafted on RC carb, and I'm now about half-way through the build of a BB Double Diamond for the Ohlsson. Thanks for your interest, Brian
Yes Mike, I actually prefer the earlier black case models. They're a bit less powerful but far more user friendly. I'll do a video on those soon! Thanks for your interest, BC
They run fast, furious, hot, and just have plain rod bearings and many have no piston rings. Garden trimmers usually have roller bearings, AND the EPA telling them how much pollution they can put out.
Hi Brian. Greetings from Canada! I love the old McCoys and I own quite a few of them myself. Unfortunately I do not own a 60. I also have never owned or seen a sparkie run in person. I have always wondered if it was hard to set the timing on them? I see from other comments that if you had this thing screaming with the original carb, that the timing would need to be set from slow to fast?. I really like the fact that you ran speed & competition in the past but are satisfied to fly a stable old bird for the sake of fun & flight! Fly on my friend!
Hi Simon, I don't think so. I think I was at school with someone called Watts, but it's 70 years ago, and I can't really remember much. What makes you think that I may know him?
Respectfully, you've missed the point entirely. This engine was converted with a small RC carb for the purpose of gently flying a big Old Timer, and it's giving just the right performance for that. I didn't even measure the max. rpm. I guess it must be between 7 and 8K, which is easily enough. Nobody wants to fly nice old cabin models with a Mac 60 screaming at say 15K on a small prop! It would be very inefficient and you wouldn't be able to throttle the engine without adjusting the timer setting, and old timer RC should be simple and relaxing. It's not realistic to think that you could easily adjust the timer setting, by RC in flight, with a Mac 60 running at 15K! Your idea seems to stem from CL speed or competition FF, and I stopped all that decades ago! And that's why I "converted" the engine. It's the pleasure of operating a McCoy 60, without all the drama of high performance engines and planes...
Sure, I'm with all that. Old Timer 'Sparky' . . . .nice. Pop on a 12-4 or 12-6, You'll be pleased. The point of a carb is RPM control right?, no one said full throttle flight. That thing seems to be tugg'in just a tad. Great for break-in I suppose. Picked You up on RC Groups. Love My glow-planes . . . best to Ya Mate.
@@JoeZip25Might sound like that but the engine is happy as a clam at 9-10k on big props - if you set the timing and mixture appropriately no problemo. I don't think Brian needs the 1.5hp this thing will put out at 15k, nor the additional wear and tear of operating an oldie at max conditions.
And break in is better on smaller props at operating rpm at rich settings. Larger props are the opposite of a good choice for break-in on 2-stroke engines. Any other sage advice?
Love all these old engine. Some of them are familiar from my youth 60 years ago.
Very nice conversion. I have quite a few old spark engines that I flew for years in control line and free flights with a radio. Ohlssons, Anderson Spitfires, Super Cyclones, Atwood Super Champions, Orwicks, and Forsters.
Nothing like these old antique ignition engines. Never had a McCoy 60. Thanks for the video.
Thanks Jim, If you do eventually acquire a McCoy, you might prefer the earlier black case models. They're a bit less powerful but much nicer to operate than the Series 20. The 60/20 needs a pressurized fuel supply to run. The engine in the video is much easier to operate than a standard 60/20, because it has a much smaller carburettor. One of my projects is to do a nice video of the black case McCoys. It'll get done one day.
Your films make me sure that there are many old, classic magic engines in really good hands...
Thank you!
I have good Polish friends here in France, and my daughter is playing a guitar concert in Katowicé at the end of this month!
Wish I knew eariler, let me know when She will play again! By the way world is really getting smaller and smaller ;-)
Hi Marcin, My daughter will do a tour in Germany next May (2019), and another tour in Germany in September 2019, so maybe they will play another date in Poland. Everyone was very pleased with the Katowice gig.
These were good ole engines.... 👌
They still are!
Getting interested in these old sparkies .... nice runner, Brian. Looks chilly chez vous!
Yes John. They're very interesting and great fun to play with on the bench.
I'm on my way to achieving my objective of flying one of these in an old timer.
A year ago, I posted a video of my Ohlsson 60 with a grafted on RC carb, and I'm now about half-way through the build of a BB Double Diamond for the Ohlsson.
Thanks for your interest, Brian
Love those old redheads
Yes Mike, I actually prefer the earlier black case models. They're a bit less powerful but far more user friendly. I'll do a video on those soon!
Thanks for your interest, BC
You leave Lucille Ball out of this.
Very nice to see this old timer running!
Excellent run!! Awesome engine!
David, Sincere Thanks!
Just curious. I wonder why these small engines need a fuel oil ratio of 3:1 when like garden strimmers run at 50:1?
They run fast, furious, hot, and just have plain rod bearings and many have no piston rings.
Garden trimmers usually have roller bearings, AND the EPA telling them how much pollution they can put out.
Hi Brian. Greetings from Canada! I love the old McCoys and I own quite a few of them myself. Unfortunately I do not own a 60. I also have never owned or seen a sparkie run in person. I have always wondered if it was hard to set the timing on them? I see from other comments that if you had this thing screaming with the original carb, that the timing would need to be set from slow to fast?. I really like the fact that you ran speed & competition in the past but are satisfied to fly a stable old bird for the sake of fun & flight! Fly on my friend!
Hi Brian, I was wondering if you know Colin Watts? My Dad
Hi Simon, I don't think so.
I think I was at school with someone called Watts, but it's 70 years ago, and I can't really remember much.
What makes you think that I may know him?
Prop seems way too big to get any RPMs . . . just say'in.
Respectfully, you've missed the point entirely. This engine was converted with a small RC carb for the purpose of gently flying a big Old Timer, and it's giving just the right performance for that. I didn't even measure the max. rpm. I guess it must be between 7 and 8K, which is easily enough.
Nobody wants to fly nice old cabin models with a Mac 60 screaming at say 15K on a small prop! It would be very inefficient and you wouldn't be able to throttle the engine without adjusting the timer setting, and old timer RC should be simple and relaxing. It's not realistic to think that you could easily adjust the timer setting, by RC in flight, with a Mac 60 running at 15K!
Your idea seems to stem from CL speed or competition FF, and I stopped all that decades ago! And that's why I "converted" the engine. It's the pleasure of operating a McCoy 60, without all the drama of high performance engines and planes...
Sure, I'm with all that. Old Timer 'Sparky' . . . .nice.
Pop on a 12-4 or 12-6, You'll be pleased.
The point of a carb is RPM control right?, no one said full throttle flight.
That thing seems to be tugg'in just a tad. Great for break-in I suppose.
Picked You up on RC Groups. Love My glow-planes . . . best to Ya Mate.
@@JoeZip25Might sound like that but the engine is happy as a clam at 9-10k on big props - if you set the timing and mixture appropriately no problemo. I don't think Brian needs the 1.5hp this thing will put out at 15k, nor the additional wear and tear of operating an oldie at max conditions.
And break in is better on smaller props at operating rpm at rich settings. Larger props are the opposite of a good choice for break-in on 2-stroke engines. Any other sage advice?