Enya III

I just purchased an EnyaIII .35 engine with extra head and venturis from one of our members. Where does this engine fit in the scheme of stunt related things? I have always liked the way these engines look, and have in the past used Enya's for R/C purposes. The Enya's I have used are not the most powerful engines, but are extremely user friendly.

They work fine on a Streak Jr, Akromaster, Jr Lightning Streak, and on a light Nobler Jr.

Or a Ringmaster Jr. I think I had one on one, once. It was not too heavy.

The worst thing I ever did to a Ring Jr was to put a Silver Swallow .15 Diesel on it. Nice little engine, but too heavy, and it was not heavy for a diesel, at all.

"They work fine on a Streak Jr, Akromaster, Jr Lightning Streak, and on a light Nobler Jr.

Or a Ringmaster Jr. I think I had one on one, once. It was not too heavy.

The worst thing I ever did to a Ring Jr was to put a Silver Swallow .15 Diesel on it. Nice little engine, but too heavy, and it was not heavy for a diesel, at all.

Currell"
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Currell,

I know that you like and use Enya engines, and because of this, you probably know more than I do about them, but I think you may be wrong about this. I'm fairly certain that the Enya .35, in addition to being a bit more powerful than one would want for the planes you listed, it would also add considerably more weight to the nose for which one would want to compensate!

Don - I used an ENYA .35 for hundreds of flights in my Green-Box Nobler and it never let me down. It was the model 5224 that I still have from the mid-sixties. The only change I made was adding one head shim to the low-compression head. It gave excellent stunt runs.
Bob Z

Ditto on the Enya 35 5224. I still have one that is tough to beat.
Easy starts, good runs. I used the LC head and the #2 venturi, (it had three venturis) and Fox Superfuel.
Bill <><

I still have my Enya 15 from my childhood! These motors cannot, repeat cannot be beat for longivity. I gave Designman, aka, Larry, an Enya .09 control line motor as a thank you gift. They are that good. Even though I am firmly committed to Saito 4 strokes right now, I am seriously considering purchasing a couple of the new Enya 50ss Ring control line motors.

I had the model 5224 .35 on a Twister and with added head gasket it did the 2-4 dance just fine. I still have it. These are not heavy motors.

Greg,

Has that ST 51 of yours done got all blowed up yet?

Hi Dan,
No, I got that tried and proven ST 51 tucked away. It will go in a ship that will take my stunt career to Infinity and Beyond (no Brett not that Infinity). But we do have big plans, I will keep you posted.

>I had the model 5224 .35 on a Twister and with added head
>gasket it did the 2-4 dance just fine. I still have it.
>These are not heavy motors.

Mine tips the scale at 8 oz (no muffler).

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Hi JetJock,
There are two versions of the .35 model 5224. One is a dual ball bearing motor and the other is a bushing type. According to the spec. sheet that came with the motor the Enya 35-lllB (bushing) is 7.7 oz. and the Enya 35 lll Special (got balls) is 8.6 oz. These also came in R/C versions with a carb that were 8.6 oz. and 9.1 oz. respectively. I stand corrected. (grins)

I have run these enya .29's & .35's
for years. I have used them on profiles
and full fuse models, last one being a
little bit on the heavy side Sig Arkrobat.
All ran very well.
Last year I had Lew woolard do rework on
a couple of them. They now run a very
consistant 4-2-4 run every time.
Stock engines ran well but were not as
consistant as the reworked ones running
4-2-4.
I run these on 5% nitro 25% all castor.
10/6 props. Top flite super M and BY&O
props from Brodaks.
If anyone is looking for the black plastic
inserts for the earlier 29's and 35's I have
a number 2 and 3 insert.

Old Sourdough: I read the title wrong, thinking this was about an Enya .15-III. Sorry for the confusion. Currell

I picked up a good secondhand 5224 a couple of weeks ago from a swap meet. RC version which has now been converted to CL. I have a new spraybar and venturi coutesy of Enya UK. There was a choice of two venturis now available 7.5mm and 8.3mm I chose the smaller - trhose with experience with this engine might like to comment if i've made the right (or wrong!) choice! The engine came with only one head (maybe because its RC) Is it possible to tell which head is which. I understand porting was the same for RC and CL. I haven't flown it yet but it goes like smoke on the test stand

You choose the correct venturi

Thanks Greg....phew!!!

Adrian:)

>Hi JetJock,
>There are two versions of the .35 model 5224. One is a dual
>ball bearing motor and the other is a bushing type.
>According to the spec. sheet that came with the motor the
>Enya 35-lllB (bushing) is 7.7 oz. and the Enya 35 lll
>Special (got balls) is 8.6 oz. These also came in R/C
>versions with a carb that were 8.6 oz. and 9.1 oz.
>respectively. I stand corrected. (grins)

The bushing type on the bottom is the one I have (good slow combat motor in the '70s). I've long since lost the spec sheet...does it give a hp/rpm rating?

Does anyone have any experience running one of these with a bladder/pacifier?

Thanks,

Chad Hill:)

Chad,
The bushing is rated at .80 h.p. rpm is 8,000-16,000.
The bearing is rated at .85 h.p. rpm is 10,000-17,000

These underappreciated 5224 Enyas often go for low prices, both on ebay and at local swaps.

It is a rare occasion indeed when you find any Enya with low compression, or a worn bushing. Currell