In an article in the current Smithonian Air & Space Magazine about aircraft under 10K, VW power rules. Got some nice pictures of the BK1 in there too. Thanks,...
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Panzera
pat_panzera
Dec 6, 2006 9:22 pm
... You're welcome. :) Pat...
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jonetak
Dec 9, 2006 12:15 am
Hi All! I just listed my Avid Mk IV with a Mosler VW engine on Barnstormers.com. Go there and hit search then search on the keyword "Mosler" and it will pop...
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snymanerik
Dec 9, 2006 9:18 pm
Bob Hoover (the RS one), Hal, Ryan and the other experts. Inputis needed, so please give generously. Being a diligent member of the Poverty Pilot`s Assoc....
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Hal Hadaller
flyhal
Dec 10, 2006 3:14 am
None of these ideas are for the poverty stricten. The cheapest and most reliable way is to stick to what has been tried and proven. You can see what Steve...
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flybynightkarmarepair
flybynightka...
Dec 10, 2006 7:41 am
... <snip> ... One problem was the water pump itself was in a poor location. And leaks, as you have mentioned, were a problem, although that could have been...
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snymanerik
Dec 10, 2006 7:05 pm
Ryan, I do not have any particular plane in mind for the waterboxer. The idea (well, sort of a hobby, really) is to see what can be made to work fairly...
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Charles-Albert Tornay
cattornay
Dec 10, 2006 9:36 pm
Hi everybody. I will change my engine (1600 ) on my Tipsy-Nipper MK III for a 1915 ccm Great plains. Who can give me informations for the best carburator ?? ...
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jl
schmleff
Dec 10, 2006 9:56 pm
I have run two aerocarbs and a Revflow with success. Jeff ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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flybynightkarmarepair
flybynightka...
Dec 11, 2006 1:48 am
... III for ... Whatever you have on the current engine will almost certainly be adequate for this modest increase in displacement....
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snymanerik
Dec 11, 2006 6:28 am
Flybynightkarmarepair, The oxyboxer is just a long-way-round way of getting back to the T4, me thinks. Although, according to the site I looked at, you can use...
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Eric Overton
overton
Dec 11, 2006 5:43 pm
Erik -- Seems that you're after about the same sort of engine I am, and in the end what I'm coming up with is a mongrel Corvair-VW combination. My airframe is...
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Hal Hadaller
flyhal
Dec 12, 2006 2:47 am
I tried the big VW route with a 2387cc build in my 725 lb Murphy Renegade. It ran fine and I could spin a 68" prop at 3300 and then I cut it down to 66" at...
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snymanerik
Dec 12, 2006 5:49 am
Eric, In principle you are doing what I am looking at-----use a local, available and fairly cheap engine to experiment with. Your local engine is the Corvair....
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flybynightkarmarepair
flybynightka...
Dec 12, 2006 7:16 am
... What is the most popular gasoline light truck in Jo-Berg and Pretoria? That's where I'd start. The trend in car engines these days is to run short stroke...
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snymanerik
Dec 12, 2006 7:22 pm
Gasoline truck? What is that? :>) No.1 to no.10 in popularity or availability are diesel powered, although one might still find older Toyota Hilux petrols....
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Bill Weir
weiryacres
Dec 14, 2006 11:11 pm
Erik, Quit fussing about engines and all that hypothetical stuff and sort out what you want for a plane and get on with building it. What would be the...
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snymanerik
Dec 15, 2006 11:29 am
Bill, I am not looking for a specific engine or for a specifis plane. I have four planes flying with converted engines. I am an incurable tinkerer and...
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Bill Weir
weiryacres
Dec 15, 2006 1:28 pm
Erik, Sorry; I underestimated you. and what engines are you using? Bill W. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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snymanerik
Dec 15, 2006 5:48 pm
No problem. 1. Chev 4.3 v6 with belt reduction 2. Subaru EA81 with gearbox reduction 3. VW T1 with belt reduction 4. VW T4 direct drive Erik....
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snymanerik
Dec 15, 2006 6:25 pm
Oh, I forgot to mention the rotary. Mazda 2nd gen. turbocharged, fuel injected 13b. Ready for a plane as soon as I have decided what redrive to use or build. ...
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Patrick Panzera
pat_panzera
Dec 16, 2006 11:54 pm
I was able to get our R-3000 hung today... http://www.ContactMagazine.com/CH601XL/Revmaster_R-3000.html Pat [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Hal Hadaller
flyhal
Dec 17, 2006 1:39 am
Lots of fins on that 3000. Are those Porsche cylinders? Nice looking engine. Could be a real winner in the honest 100 hp range. Hal ... From: Patrick...
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Patrick Panzera
pat_panzera
Dec 17, 2006 2:02 am
... Nope. Revmaster. 750cc per hole. ... We think so too. Pat...
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Panzera
pat_panzera
Dec 17, 2006 4:12 am
... It's a Zenith Ch601XL. Pat...
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h_zwakenberg
Dec 21, 2006 10:13 am
Hi Group, first of all a merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you! On to my question: can the standard cool tins be mounted on the top of the cylinders...
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flybynightkarmarepair
flybynightka...
Dec 23, 2006 12:36 am
... Very few VWs have been cooled this way. A few Sonerai, and of course the prototype IBIS and the Volucelle that proceeded it. You're working against the...
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Gary
gmkonrad
Dec 27, 2006 4:06 pm
In 1,000+ hrs. of flying behind 2 different VW engines I've haven't had a valve adjuster (all have been swivel foot) break. Did have a rocker arm clip break...
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meflyslo
Dec 27, 2006 4:35 pm
In my experience with the elephant feet swivel adjusters in buggies and automobiles, I have seen 3 break or just come apart. Have heard of more. If you build...
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rick_nordgarden
Dec 27, 2006 7:44 pm
... Not necessarily. If the new adjusters have bulky feet they may run out of upward travel and butt up against the underside of the rocker arms. If this...
