Netters: This has been the best discussion I've read since joining the KR Net. Now I would like to add my 2 cents. I don't think I am as knowledgeable in the realm of engines as some, but I do have one advantage: I'm flying a KR with a modern auto converstion. After 7,000 hours and professional flying I can say, I have never flown an airplane that is as much fun as my KR-2s with Subaru EJ-22. Aside from the fun factor, I would like to add 2 points: 1) my airplane has a trouble light on the instrument panel that identifies the malfuncion. 2) My PSRU has TWO belts. And, I would like to add...pilot error, (usually involving fuel starvation or mismanagement), is the major cause of aircraft accidents.
Ron Vogt