RU ok wrote in message . ..
Then you get to start all over with that
knowledge base and adapt it to the unique demands of pulln' or pushn'
a plane.

Point is....
Auto rebuilds don't count for squat. Until you have built a couple
hundred engines specifically and SUCCESSFULLY for aircraft,
you are just flapping your gums, too.

I believe that - is - essentially what I was saying. But I disagree
with the assertion that any prior experience is "worth squat". That
prior experience lets one avoid at least some of the basic mistakes.
If you or anyone else thinks in some way that I am claiming to be an
aero VW expert I'm sorry to have mislead. I am NOT an aero VW expert
- yet (my never be). But I do have enough VW experience to see the
problems with some of the VW conversions. Many of these problems are
basic, known and understood by those with some experience, and lead to
unreliability of VW engines, even when installed in ground bound
applications.

That prior experience allows me to see the limitations of the VW
motor. It as a result of that prior experience that I generally
recommend to others that they NOT consider the VW as an aircraft
powerplant because most often expectations are unrealistically high.
To dismiss the motor completely due the the shortcomings of a bunch of
amateur converters is short sighted and closed minded.
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Leon McAtee
Atkins trimmed ass leaves less for the 1/2 VW to pull G