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1. 12:20 PM - props on corvair motors (TGSTONE236@aol.com)
2. 02:35 PM - Re: props on corvair motors (shad bell)
3. 08:08 PM - Re: props on corvair motors (Roman Bukolt)
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| Subject: | props on corvair motors |
I am curious as to the props used on Corvair engines on the Pietenpol. The
composite props do not look right on the 70 + year old design. what length and
pitch are most of you using and what Prop company manufactured it or did you
make your own?
Ted Stone
I have quite aways to go before I need a prop.
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| Subject: | Re: props on corvair motors |
Hello Ted my dad uses a Heggy 66in diameter with a 30 in pitch. This prop made
more than enough thrust. We were getting 3200-3300 rpm with a marvel schebler
ma3spa carb. Unfortunatly we had a crank failure about 4 weeks ago so we have
to build another engine. Prop stayed on but engine will be mostly trashed.
We took the engine off yesterday and took it back to Dad's garage to rebuild.
We are waiting to hear from William Wynne to see what input he might have
as to reason for the failure. I'm told it is imperitive with the Corvair to have
your prop indexed 90 degrees to the front rod (#6) journal. I am not sure
but believe ours was, It may not have been. Talking to a guy who used to build
racing airplane engines, he said where our crank broke sounded like prop vibration
caused it. I dont meen to scare you with this info, just precautionary
and I dont want the same to happen to anyone else. Feel free to email me off
the list I will try to keep list updated on what,
if anything we find out about the crank failure.
Sincerly
Shad
TGSTONE236@aol.com wrote:
I am curious as to the props used on Corvair engines on the Pietenpol. The
composite props do not look right on the 70 + year old design. what length and
pitch are most of you using and what Prop company manufactured it or did you
make your own?
Ted Stone
I have quite aways to go before I need a prop.
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| Subject: | Re: props on corvair motors |
Hi!
I just received my prop yesterday which I purchased through William
Wynne.
At his request, I sent him a check for $700 in May. He, then, ordered
the prop from Sensenich.
It's a beautiful piece of woodwork with somewhat of a scimitar shape.
Diameter is 64 " and the pitch is 52 ".
----- Original Message -----
From: TGSTONE236@aol.com
To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 2:19 PM
Subject: Pietenpol-List: props on corvair motors
I am curious as to the props used on Corvair engines on the Pietenpol.
The composite props do not look right on the 70 + year old design. what
length and pitch are most of you using and what Prop company
manufactured it or did you make your own?
Ted Stone
I have quite aways to go before I need a prop.
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