Re: KRnet> Mark's crankshafts and ethanol

I live in a rain forest. It rains A LOT. Also the humidity of course hits 100% often (hence precip). Anyway, as teenagers we all knew our cars had more power during the monsoons, and that water on the roadways made for extra fun with the performance boost! When I mentioned it to my dad he said

Re: KRnet> Mark's crankshafts and ethanol

After the US joined WWII, my late Pop enlisted in the US Army Air Forces at 19 and wanted to be a pilot. The Army made him a mechanic instead and he spent his service on Saipan. When I was a teenager and was rebuilding auto engines in our garage, he had a folder with a study from the 40s that he ga

Re: KRnet> Mark's crankshafts and ethanol

Worked fine for me. Both in Mike's e-mail below and Mark's original post. Mark W N952MW (res) On 4/19/2023 1:44 PM, MS wrote: > "For the "crankshaft odyssey" mentioned above, see http://www.n56ml.com/corvair/crankshaft/  .  Get a cup of coffee f

Re: KRnet> what is the timing for the Hapi engine

On Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 07:00:59 AM PDT, Randall Smith via KRnet wrote: I did not know there were any hapi engine still left flying . They were known for breaking the crank. I had one do that personally. Also known for flywheels coming apart.   With all this said . . . Spark

Re: KRnet> Mark's crankshafts and ethanol

> "For the "crankshaft odyssey" mentioned above, see http://www.n56ml.com/corvair/crankshaft/  .  Get a cup of coffee first." I'm getting a 404 at that link Mark.   Mike -- KRnet mailing list KRnet@list.krnet.org https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet

Re: KRnet> Mark's crankshafts and ethanol

Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_DQPLihXfo I'm not able to follow the blackboard numbers and the spiel that goes with it but I'm sure it's all quite sensible.  All I know for sure is when travelling back and forth between the west coast and the east coast in my 1984 Sedan de Ville

Re: KRnet> Mark's crankshafts and ethanol

"i do not wish to see any otters harmed in your flying adventures" First, thinking to myself, "wow, that Parker is using otter fat in his homebrew fuel...he is hardcore. Although, on another forum Jan of Viking noted that 100LL & Decalin doesn't work for his engines and now recommends Marvel Myste

Re: KRnet> Mark's crankshafts and ethanol

"Mixed with water" i do not wish to see any otters harmed in your flying adventures... Rich From: KRnet on behalf of Rich Parker via KRnet Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 10:26:54 AM To: KRnet Cc: Rich Parker Subject: Re: KRnet> Mark's crankshafts and et

Re: KRnet> Mark's crankshafts and ethanol

Interesting video however I don't see a lot of relevance to airplane engines as I'm not aware of any Corvairs or other engines typically used in home built airplanes that have variable compression other than a possible 1% better mpg. What the video presenter does not discuss is that any ethanol

Re: KRnet> KR origins

Colin, As I’m currently unable to locate my KR-2 plans, please copy me your Monoplane drawings. David Maultsby dmault...@win.net Sent from Mail for Windows From: colin hales via KRnet Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 8:26 AM To: MS; KRnet Cc: colin hales Subject: Re: KRnet> KR origins I've built,

Re: KRnet> what is the timing for the Hapi engine

I did not know there were any hapi engine still left flying . They were known for breaking the crank. I had one do that personally. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 19, 2023, at 2:28 AM, John Martindale via KRnet > wrote: > >  > Err, It's the opposite of an unhappy one of course. > > John Marti

Re: KRnet> Mark's crankshafts and ethanol

Steve Loebs via KRnet wrote: >>Mark L, I just read your page on your crankshaft odyssey. Are you, and any others using Corvair engines, still satisfied that a new billet crankshaft with good fillet radii (along with the 5th bearing and prop indexing) will eliminate the issue of broken cranksha

Re: KRnet> what is the timing for the Hapi engine

Err, It's the opposite of an unhappy one of course. John Martindale Unit 39 40 Solitary Islands Way Sapphire Beach NSW 2450 AUSTRALIA From: KRnet on behalf of Rick Cochenet via KRnet Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 9:36:26 AM To: KRnet Cc: Rick Cochenet Subjec