Ron and Netters: Right about now I'm wondering who your post was referring to Mr. Hoover or myself. I can only speak for myself by saying I'm not bitter just cautious with my money and my life as most people on this list are. Why else choose a wonderful design as the KR for a project. As to the VW or any other Air cooled rear engined vehicle for that matter, find one in the donor vehicle and see which way it's mounted. That should give you a clue as to crankshaft strength right there. They are already mounted backwards. Moving the said engine forward to a different position only makes sense without sacrificing any of the manufacturers intended case or crankshaft design strengths. Although there is an age gap between Mr Hoover and myself, we were both test pilots. Questioning engineers and making aircraft safer for pilots to fly was our job and therefore when Bob speaks, I tend to listen very carefully. As for myself I plan on powering my KR2S with a Corvair same as Mark's but "may" just reverse it's mounting position. Doug Rupert Simcoe Ontario
Subject: RE: KR> R.S.Hoover I agree. Any expert that can't tell everything he knows in 25 words or less and fails to suffer fools gladly is a jerk.
