What BMW motorcycle engine are you talking about? Plenty of their bikes date back to the era before CPUs and use a pair of Bing carburetors. (And virtually all old motorcycle engines can be fitted with electronic ignitions. I have one on my 1972 Norton Commando).
Mike Taglieri On Mar 4, 2016 10:16 PM, "Mark Langford via KRnet" <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > Joe Nunley wrote: > > I am in search of an affordable engine, as we all are. My dream is to >> > have an O200 because I would like to have 100HP, not much luck finding > one that I can afford. What experience do you have with other engines?< > > Regarding the Corvair, have you contacted any local Corvair clubs, > visited, spoken at their monthly meeting that you need an engine to power > an airplane? That's what I did, and that's where my first engine came > from. Have you joined the CorvAircraft email list and asked there? Also, > I don't know if he still does this, but Larry Hudson used to sell core > Corvair engines and would deliver them to Corvair Colleges. I think Joe > Horton either sold or offered a Corvair just a few weeks ago. > > Given my checkered record with Corvair crankshafts, it may be a surprise > that I still think a Corvair is a viable aircraft engine, IF it has a NEW > 4340 crankshaft from Sport Performance Aviation in it (but they aren't > cheap!). Sure...most reground stock crankshafts seem to last as long as a > fifth bearing is installed, mine being the notable exception so far. The > rest of that engine is just about trouble free. They run a lot cooler than > a Type 1 VW due to having more fin area, have very few valve issues thanks > to self adjusting hydraulic valves, and you only adjust the valves one > time, on the workbench, for the life of the engine. And the big payoff is > the safety of six cylinders and gobs more power to get altitude quickly for > a safer climbout. Yes, I'm still a big fan of the Corvair. > > Having said that, with the money you'll put into a Corvair, or even a new > VW, you could spend a little more and rebuild an O-200 and have a very > reliable engine as well. If reliability is your ultimate goal, you should > keep beating the bushes for an inexpensive O-200. If they are simply out > of range, the Corvair is a good runner-up, and statistically, a reground > stock crank is a pretty good bet, given that only one has failed with a > fifth bearing, as far as I know...mine! When you factor in a torn up > airplane, the playing field is more-than leveled when you start with an > O-200... > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > http://www.n56ml.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
