Mark, I sold the unknown VW engine to a guy in KC, for use in his Hummel H-5. I now have a Corvair 2700 (raw engine, not yet disassembled), and an O-200 (also needs full overhaul). One or the other of them will be going into my KR2.
From: KRnet <krnet-boun...@list.krnet.org> On Behalf Of Mark Langford Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2023 10:13 AM To: krnet@list.krnet.org Subject: Re: KRnet> Fuel tank Capacities Griff Picket wrote: For those who have a larger-than-VW engine, what total capacity do you think is enough? Griff, Define "larger-than-VW" engine. Don't you have a Revmaster on your KR2? It's pretty close to the same displacement as the VW on N891JF, and I can tell you that it burns something like 3.3 gallons an hour, in part due to the very efficient Ellison carb. Worst case would be 4 GPH, unless you are crazy enough to run it wide open for several hours at a time, and even then, you probably wouldn't exceed 5GPH. At least that's my experience. Others may have different opinions, but that's mine. N891JF has a 14.5 gallon tank on it, and that's plenty to get me where ever my back and bladder can handle. Given the price of 100LL and 87 octane auto fuel, I don't fly anywhere wide open.....I just leave a little earlier to get there at the appointed time (usually for lunch with other KR fliers). Having said all this, I put two 8 wing gallon tanks in N56ML. I later added another one in the outboard right wing, just so I could fly back non-stop from OSH. Once I get up to 10,500', it's a hassle to come back down and climb back up again. Mark Langford m...@n56ml.com<mailto:m...@n56ml.com> http://www.n56ml.com<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.n56ml.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cd597130b8edb4ad258ce08daf0ca0805%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638087047800296874%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FWBu2osbpIOt%2BMeuHhOJe166tiY2icBhnpixBKDUTaM%3D&reserved=0> Huntsville, AL
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