Dan Heath wrote: > So, when will you be installing the 0200?
I didn't mean to give y'all that impression, just thought I'd pass on what I'd learned about the 0-200 for those that might be interested. I'm still convinced that the Corvair is the way to go, budget or not. I'm not sure that I'd use an 0-200 if somebody plopped a free one on my front porch, although my cheif engineer says I'm too vital to the job to risk my life with anything but a certified airplane. I am convinced that the actions that I've taken (nitriding the crank, proper prop indexing, reverting to 2700cc, shortening the prop hub, CNC'd prop) will assure that I never break another crank. And I'm still planning on building another 3100cc engine to replace the 2700cc (which might be running this weekend), but the crank will be nitrided even deeper for that one. I already have shot-peened, stress relieved crank from Jeff Ballard for the 3100. All indications are that the rear starter had absolutely nothing to do with the problem. Two TCM crank experts told me that point-blank on Tuesday, along with several other experts (see http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/flexplate/problem.html#update for details). In my mind, the Corvair is still the way to go... Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
