Hi Mark, Yes - I tend to overcomplicate.
Could you expand/explain why this won’t help: > http://www.greatplainsas.com/bf2004.html > <http://www.greatplainsas.com/bf2004.html> Its not the full Wasserboxer - just the head, just like the Rotax 912. I keep reading that the VW is heat limited and heat stress the cause of many to most of its reliability problems. I don’t know how true this is. It makes sense, but I could imagine that perhaps multiple issues including poor manufacture tolerances, poor metallurgy, and just plain bad design contribute - perhaps. The Rotax 912 has developed a fantastic reliability reputation - pretty unexpected based on my experiences with Rotax in the early 80’s and the fact that it runs at 4-6K RPM through a PRSU. Clearly new Rotax engines have WAY better manufacture tolerances, metallurgy, and fantastic design - clearly. Ha. They reliably pull 100hp from that little engine - a feat that would melt our VWs. I really don’t have much experience with VW’s, but I’m trying to learn. So fill us in on the water cooled heads. Perhaps I’m flogging a dead horse (or hp;-), but I’d love to see a reliable VW. Cheers, Owen. PS - I’ve ben reading the AreoVee forum. Ouch! Some pretty unhappy customers. Perhaps as you say, keep it simple and keep it Revmaster. > On Mar 1, 2018, at 9:00 AM, krnet-requ...@list.krnet.org wrote: > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:12:27 -0600 > From: Mark Langford <m...@n56ml.com <mailto:m...@n56ml.com>> > To: svd via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org <mailto:krnet@list.krnet.org>> > Subject: Re: KR> Waterboxer Heads > Message-ID: <00b4b703-d806-ca12-901f-ec9630b09...@n56ml.com > <mailto:00b4b703-d806-ca12-901f-ec9630b09...@n56ml.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Owen wrote: > >> I've been struggling to come to terms with the reliability issues > common the VW conversions. It seems heat is the leading cause of many of > these problems.< > > Wasserboxer? Bad news for the automotive world, and by corelation, > especially bad news for the aircraft world. First question is how many > wasserboxers are flying? I don't know of any, although I do know of > one that's almost ready to fly. And for that matter, how many are still > driving around on the highway? > > Buy Revmaster if you want some semblance of reliability. That's my > personal opinion. I've been through a lot of heads (the Achilles heal > of air-cooled VW's), and the Revmasters have been a breath of fresh air > with respect to others......so far. > > Mark Langford > m...@n56ml.com <mailto:m...@n56ml.com> > http://www.n56ml.com <http://www.n56ml.com/> _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
