Tricky choke location

Thank you all for your worthwhile suggestions. I have solved the conundrum by removing the choke shaft and grinding a new ball-bearing detente and groove in it - enabling me to put the shaft in from the other end of the carb so that the choke lever is now in the same plane and close to the throttle lever. It can now be operated by a push-rod from a servo mounted in a normal location in the fus'.
That was about 10 hours of thinking and experimentation just to solve such an apparently simple problem. I have probably now timed-out for getting the model ready to fly on scale weekend but I enjoyed the challenge.

JRI wrote: That was about 10 hours of thinking and experimentation just to solve such an apparently simple problem. I have probably now timed-out for getting the model ready to fly on scale weekend but I enjoyed the challenge.

Not necessarily John, you got 6 evenings left.

Finally, carby controls in place and operational - lots of fiddling to screw in servos etc. Picture shows how far down in the fus' I was operating.

Great stuff John, can't wait to see her next weekend

Hi John

Glad you sorted it.

On a different subject, so you think you will have enough cooling to the manifold and exhaust? The manifold is very close to the bulkhead where it comes through and you seem to have only a small hole on the other side to get some air in the rear section of the fus.

Might be that it isn't clear from the photos.

JonTappin wrote: Hi John

Glad you sorted it.


On a different subject, so you think you will have enough cooling to the manifold and exhaust? The manifold is very close to the bulkhead where it comes through and you seem to have only a small hole on the other side to get some air in the rear section of the fus.

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Also wondering about the fuel tank proximity to the exhaust manifold - or have you planned to employ some form of heat shield from your jet spares box ?
Might be that it isn't clear from the photos