George Schuld wrote:
> I’ve been searching the archives again for weight related data. Mark
> was kind enough years ago to state his 3100 was 245 lbs with carb,
> airbox, generator, airbox, oil, starter, etc. I’d like to nail down
some other details if >possible.
I've weighed mine several times, but recorded the most excruciating
details when I tore into the "stock" 2700cc that I used while reworking
the 3100cc. The 2700cc engine weighs a few pounds more due to the
heavier Corvair cylinders, and the larger 3100cc VW 94mm cylinders are
actually a tad lighter (maybe 1.5 pounds, from memory).
See http://www.n56ml.com/corvair/95hp/270hrs about 4/5 of the way down.
The number that I keep coming up with is 245 lbs, with "everything but
fuel in the lines, and electrons in the wires". Obviously, this
includes carb, intake, exhaust, and prop hub, but not the mount, control
cables, etc.
I did that website when I tore the engine down because the cylinder
compressions were so varied, but it turned out to be lead deposits.
I've been using Marvel Mystery oil ever since, and the plugs on the
Corvair and the VW are lead free and look far more normal than these.
Lead can also fill up your combustion chambers and raise the compression
to ridiculous levels.....just ask Mark Jones. That's why I lowered my
compression ratio and run unleaded auto fuel in 891JF, and for most of
time I ran the Corvair on N56ML.
Mark Langford
m...@n56ml.com
http://www.n56ml.com
Huntsville, AL
--
KRnet mailing list
KRnet@list.krnet.org
https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet
