Chris, 3 blade props are not recommended on Volkwagen engines for some reason. There are two blade adjustable props on the market with light blades. The weight of the hub does not matter that much as it is close to the centreline. Greetings from South Africa.
-----Original Message----- From: Chris Prata via KRnet Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 7:53 AM To: krnet at list.krnet.org Subject: KR> VW Crankshafts now stronger for heavier props? GOAL: A three blade ground-adjustable for my VW KR1 build In my prop thread, someone mentioned crank strength and breakage using anything but a light wooden prop. My understanding is that these newer VW's (revmaster, AeroVee, GP) have gone to much stronger, custom forged crankshafts, and add crankshaft length and a thrust bearing to the snout (prop) end of the crank. QUESTION: Are there still issues with crank breakage using heavier adjustable props on these new, stronger cranks? -Chris P _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
