Leaf Blower motor for radio control project

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gaheinzm

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My dad had a Ryobi leaf blower that started leaking gas a few years back. So he gave it to me and bought himself a new one. Well, I thought I'd try to fix it, but I just never got around to it. Well, a few weeks back, I decided to tear into it. I found that all that was wrong was that the fuel lines had gotten bad and cracked and caused the leaking. I decided to just save the motor from it as the new leaf blowers push more air compared to this one.

I'm looking to sell just the motor as I think it would work in some kind of radio controlled project or maybe something else. I have the original owner's manual and it says it's a 31cc two stroke and requires 32:1 oil ratio. It still turns over and has compression. I saved the kill switch, fuel tank, primer bulb, and throttle cable so it could still be useful. It also has the air impeller bolted on the crank. It did run when the gas leak started which was around 4 years ago.

Does anybody has any ideas where to post this up for sale (like some r/c forums)? I've tried my local craigslist and I don't feel like there's a good spot on ebay that would get any attention. I figure with the site full of gearheads, somebody maybe would have some sites they know or even be interested in it. I know this isn't the classified area, but I'm not really trying to sell it from this forum unless of course someone wants it. The pics are posted just to give you an idea of what I have.

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lenny

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that's a good size motor, prolly to big for RC stuff but people put that size motor on pedal bikes. I have one similar in my garage that I thought could be used for something,,maybe a scooter?
 
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ezra

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rc boat would work but if going through that work most guys spend the extra $$ and go mod from the get go
 
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chevytaHOE5674

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For R/C boats guys will generally want a water cooled head which may or may not be available for that motor (and might cost more than just buying an entire water cooled motor), also have to contend with clutch mounting, etc.

For R/C cars and planes you have to deal with custom mounts, clutch/propeller mounting, planes don't use pull starters, etc. Most guys like using an "off the shelf" block as there are tons of mounts and such produced for them.

RC universe has a forum that you could try listing it on.
 
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ezra

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I say build your self a gas powered wagon for swap season those coolers filled with beer and ice can get heavy to pull around all day
 
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gaheinzm

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Never really condsidered doing something with it for myself. The motorized beer cooler actually is a pretty good idea.
 
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