Orma wrote: > ....which engine models, year models, versions, or serial numbers are most > desirable. Which heads, or other features does one look for? What is OK and what > should I avoid? For example, I've seen advertised 140 HP and 180 HP engines.
Head and case numbers are all listed at two links available from http://www.corvaircraft.com/ . Print if out and take it with you when you investigate an engine. You don't want anything that's not highlighted in blue on the head list, which pretty much means you want anything a 1965 or later 110 hp, (and maybe a few 95's of that era, if careful). The 140, and 150, 180 turbos are UNdesirable for our use. Fortunately they are sought after by the Corvair hotrod crowd, so if you get a bargain on one of those, sell it or trade it for the "less" desirable 110 that you need for aircraft work. See more details on what and how to buy a Corvar at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/donors.html . And the very first thing to do is buy William Wynne's Corvair conversion manual from http://www.flycorvair.com/ . And of course, join the Corvair list by sending a message to [email protected] . It's run by me, so it's not too painful. There's a lot more info on Corvairs available on my web site at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/index.html ... Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL N56ML at hiwaay.net see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
