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Old January 25th 06, 10:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Default Corvair conversion engines

On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:19:55 -0500, "Morgans"
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clare at snyder.on.ca wrote in message
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What isn't there can't break. That's my reson for a direct drive 'vair
insted of a geared Soob - same weight - same HP.


Perhaps you missed the news flash, from the Corvair Authority, himself. The
'vair cranks are breaking on the new glass planes.

Yup, I'm aware. but the reduction box has more parts to fail. There
have been Rinker failures, and not much else in use. Lots of PSRU
failures on Soobs.
Mine's not fast, and not glass, and my crank is nitrided from the
factory.