---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 07/22/05: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:48 AM - Re; Hello everyone !! (M&M Stanley) 2. 05:47 AM - engines (Oscar Zuniga) 3. 02:01 PM - Smokey Gantzer (Isablcorky@aol.com) 4. 06:52 PM - Re: Smokey Gantzer (Lynn Knoll) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:48:43 AM PST US From: "M&M Stanley" Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re; Hello everyone !! Hi Juan Welcome to the Piet list.Hope that you find it as interesting as I do ! If you have any problems, either the archives or someone on the list probably has the answer. I have a feeling that I saw a photo of a diesel powered Piet in the Tony Bingelis's book, "Firewall Forward". I don't have a copy of the book here with me at the moment to check it. I don't recall there being many details but perhaps someone has some more info about it. Anyway, all the best and welcome!. Mark S Japan ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:47:20 AM PST US From: "Oscar Zuniga" Subject: Pietenpol-List: engines --> Pietenpol-List message posted by: "Oscar Zuniga" Well, here's another one. I was reading "To Fly" last night and saw a piece by local EAA 35 member Julius Junge about his 1912 Curtiss Gordon Bennet Cup racer replica. Here's what he says about the engine he's putting in it. Not a diesel, but another thought: "I was put onto the GM Vortec 3000 industrial engine by Matt Naiva, an SAA member in Wisconsin. When I saw the numbers on the engine, I was sold. It is a 3 liter, four cylinder inline that produces 163 ft.-lbs. of torque at 1600 RPM. The torque curve is flat up to 3000 RPM. I did not know that there was any modern engine that would do this. With an 82" prop (!) and the engine turning about 1580 RPM at full throttle, I am measuring over 400 lbs. of thrust. If there is a shortcoming, it might be the weight of the engine. Less flywheel and manifold it weighs 275 lbs., but the original engine on the Curtiss weighed in at a hefty 390 lbs. stripped. The engine comes with flywheel and manifold but no carb, fuel pump, nor water pump pulley. The engine is an industrial engine and will run on gasoline, propane, or natural gas so no carb nor fuel pump is provided. This is up to the ultimate user. The engine is ued by Hyster forklifts, Mercruiser, and has other ag and industrial uses. I got a fuel pump form Hyster. A water pump pulley came from a wrecking yard. The engine comes with an HEI system. I did not relish hand propping the engine with 8 degrees of advance. A search of the Internet turned up a 1967 Chevy II distributor that is an exact replacement. This has both mechanical and vacuum advance and so far has worked quite well. I have been using an HS6 SU carb on the engine. It works well on the upper end but I am not too happy with the idle. I am going to try a Harley Davidson carb as soon as I can take the engine outside to run it. I removed the heavy flywheel and cast iron manifold. The flywheel was replaced with the prop hub and adapter. Another, lighter manifold was built from tubing. Oh yes... the engine cost $1595 in the crate." Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildrags@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:01:43 PM PST US From: Isablcorky@aol.com Subject: Pietenpol-List: Smokey Gantzer The skies over Brodhead should be very smoky about now. Should have arrived at 1540. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:52:51 PM PST US From: "Lynn Knoll" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Smokey Gantzer Does anyone have any news from Brodhed? I was wondering about new Piets with Corvair engines and also how many Piets? ----- Original Message ----- From: Isablcorky@aol.com To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 3:58 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: Smokey Gantzer The skies over Brodhead should be very smoky about now. Should have arrived at 1540.