KR> Re: Baffle 2180 VW Reverse Engine
That is a very new and interesting baffle. If that works, which it looks like it should, that will be one of the really fresh ideas to come along in quite some time. I like that intake manifold also. That was going to be the next thing that I tried, if what I have did not work. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2009 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Ill There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying has begun. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -Original Message- Subject: KR> Re: Baffle 2180 VW Reverse Engine I was asked for more pictures of my VW 2180 cooling duct arrangement, so here are a few more: http://websites.expercraft.com/sidwood/images/118551009549c7ba38161a2.jpg http://websites.expercraft.com/sidwood/images/168308160949c7ba381ed06.jpg http://websites.expercraft.com/sidwood/images/115879529049c7ba381c504.jpg http://websites.expercraft.com/sidwood/images/47881443849c7c1060a3f2.jpg Be sure to install cool tins on the bottom of the cylinders.
KR> Re: Baffle 2180 VW Reverse Engine
"I was asked for more pictures of my VW 2180 cooling duct arrangement, so here are a few more:" Thanks Sid, Brad Ankerstar, SW Ohio N774A, KR2R, almost there.
KR> Re: Baffle 2180 VW Reverse Engine
I was asked for more pictures of my VW 2180 cooling duct arrangement, so here are a few more: http://websites.expercraft.com/sidwood/images/118551009549c7ba38161a2.jpg http://websites.expercraft.com/sidwood/images/168308160949c7ba381ed06.jpg http://websites.expercraft.com/sidwood/images/115879529049c7ba381c504.jpg http://websites.expercraft.com/sidwood/images/47881443849c7c1060a3f2.jpg Be sure to install cool tins on the bottom of the cylinders. These are gold color in the picture. The ducts are not yet fastened in place, so they are slightly out of position. This arrangement could be easily and cheaply adapted for any displacement VW Beetle engine, either pulley end forward or flywheel forward. I have not flown this yet; your results may vary. Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA smw...@md.metrocast.net
KR> Re: Baffle 2180 VW Reverse Engine
Henry, Here is what I am doing with ducted cooling. I am using the standard VW cooling shrouds ($23/set at a VW performance shop) with a slight modification to connect to my homebuilt fiberglass ducts. The standard VW cooling shrouds will fit any displacement Beetle engine manufactured from 1939 to 2009. If you get the shrouds, get some metric screws. The VW heads have metric tapped lands to fasten the shrouds on, no mods, no muss, no fuss. All you have to do then is get air blasting into the top of the shrouds. Be sure to put the "Cool Tins" on the bottom of the cylinders. Get Cool Tins from Great Plains Aircraft Supply or the VW performance shop. Is this any help? http://websites.expercraft.com/sidwood/images/14606893384933483a906b4.jpg Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA smw...@md.metrocast.net Can anybody give me advise on how to baffle a 2180 VW reverse engine? Henry Koennecke
