Chris said
> "I have a friend who has a Franklin Sport 4 engine for sale ( 400 hours on it )." Sounds like a great opportunity for someone. I had the pleasure of getting a Cavalier rehabilitated and delivered from KSEE to Indianapolis a couple years ago. In the process I got to know that O-235 Franklin to some extent and I was highly impressed with how smooth and trouble-free it was. The "Sport" model was sold as a kit that the buyer assembled, much like Great Plains used to sell their kit engines. What a great idea that was. A builder who assembles his own engine is going to know a lot more about it than if bought ready-made from a factory. I dunno if it would be too heavy for a KR . . . guys have been sticking O-200's on their KR's ever since Dan Diehl hung one on Old Blue and the Franklin can't be all that much heavier. George McHenry built his KR around an O-235 and had upgraded to a 360 or 320 but unfortunately we'll never know how well that would have worked over time. My thought continues to be that the VW is the ideal engine for the KR. I've never heard of a crank breaking or any other engine related problems when the engine the plane was originally designed around is used and operated correctly. If one reads Bob Hoover's material one should never have any trouble with their VW's. ***************** I can't help but have a gut-feeling reaction to the name "Rotax". They turn too fast and then lose efficiency through gear reduction. I know they've proved themselves to be reliable and my prejudice makes no sense. Like most prejudices my dislike has no logical foundation. I just plain can't stand the name Rotax. It may have something to do with the way they sound . . . kind of like irritating leaf blowers. Mike KSEE ____________________________________________________________ Judge Judy Steps Down After 23 Years Over This Controversy glancence-hality.com http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5c998172817ca1721d72st01vuc _______________________________________________ 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
