On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:15:40 GMT,
(Corky Scott) wrote:

On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 00:59:51 -0700, Barry S.
wrote:

It's probably been asked and answered a million times, but why not the
4.3L Chevy or a Subaru? I won't dispute that the 3.8L Ford has been
used successfully and that head gasket problem has a fix but...

Other than Bruce, and I haven't seen his newsletter lately, there just
doesn't seem to be a whole lot of people using/supporting the Ford
3.8L today. Maybe I'm reading in the wrong places, but people are
very vocal/have websites about their use of the Mazda rotary and
sometimes Chevys, Subarus, etc. I don't think Northwest Aero (or
anyone else) even sells a complete Ford PSRU anymore. I'd just assume
be on a platform with lots of community support and ready made
parts/PSRUs.

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Actually, there are quite a few who have converted the engine and have
put impressive amounts of hours on them.

I've never had the opportunity to see a Ford conversion. Anyone out
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3. Blanton designed his PSRU for the Ford and had made plans available
for it and there was a lot of information on it.

This forces you to build the PSRU or buy used. I think I'd prefer to
buy a PSRU new off the shelf which I believe makes the Ford less
desirable. Mr. Blanton is no longer with us and I'm not aware of a
"custodian" for the redrive design. So other than builders and the
newsletter, there is no manufacturer or designer formally supporting
the conversion. I'm not sure if this is a problem or not, but you
can never have too much support.

4. There was a newsletter on the Ford and pretty much everything that
could go wrong with it has been discovered and discussed.

I do get Bruce's newsletter.. (Haven't seen one in a while and I know
my subscription isn't up -- hint hint nudge nudge) but their just
seems to be more interest in other engine conversions. I still have
my EAA 52 badge, although not a member anymore, and I remember
chatting with several people about engines in the projects. One
Glastar builder investigated the Subaru and went with a Lycoming
instead. Another builder was looking at the Subaru, but wasn't sure
he wanted to make his build any more complicated. I can't recall
anyone wanting to use the Ford V6.

I look forward to seeing pictures of the finished product.

Best Wishes,
Barry

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