this has me curious. I am about to start building a KR1, have a low time recently overhauled Jabiru 2200, but ws going to be a "purist" and go VW (probably still will do that , maybe a turbo VW new in the box?) u mention a lycoming, a 108hp O-235 weights 240lbs accordng to wikipedia, but a 100hp Continental O-200 only weights 170lbs. My 85hp jab weights about 140lbs. An 80hp vw, I think i read is 170ish... It does seem that the VW needs work more often, but can be pretty reliable if kept up with.
ugheskr2s.yolasite.com/progress.php <http://hugheskr2s.yolasite.com/progress.php> > > Fixing everything that folks have mentioned may come close to the cost of > buying an new engine. I?m more that a little discouraged by the VW and am > considering a Lycoming. You can buy a used cont or lycoming for ~$3000 and > spend another $3000 doing a very nice overhaul (if you do it yourself. Then > you will never have to touch it again (except maintenance such as oil (25hr), > timing (100-500hr), etc.). From what I read it seems VW are rebuilt every > 200 - 500 hours. I know this is a touchy can of worms and seems to go > against the entire idea of a KR. > > Cheers, > Owen
