Serge Vidal wrote: > Mark, that would be true for the VW Type 1, 2 and 3. But the Type IV is a > complete redesign of the VW case, complete with new alloy and thicker > walls, and much more.
I realize that the Type 4 VW is a vast improvement over the Type 1, which is what I was speaking of, because it's the one that's primarily used in aircraft, and also the one that Dan has in his airplane. You may have forgotten that I spent a few years as a mechanic at a VW dealership while waiting for my first wife to get out of the Air Force so we could start college at Auburn. I own two Type 4 engines myself, and have a Type 4 case sitting on the shelf, so I'm aware of the improvements over the Type 1. My airplane was originally going to be powered by a Type 4 (see http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/kvw.html ), but the discovery of the Corvair changed that... Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net --------------------------------------------------------------
