Hi i am mohammed from ETHIOPIA ,and i wont to biuld an aircaft from a
modifaed vw engin , is there enye one have the manual of this thing to
hellp me ?
Be careful of a couple things. first the VW engine is not designed for
the thrust placed on the crankshaft from attaching a propeller. That
being said, there are solutions to this . second, the engine
crankshaft uses a mechanical means to seal the engine oil inside.
This is the rear seal when the engine is installed in a rear engine
vehicle. The seal is on the opposite end of the crankshaft from the
flywheel and consists of screw threads on the end of the crankshaft
and a large dished washer to drive the oil back into the crancase. If
you have excessive pressure inside the crankcase (piston blowby)
relative to lower pressure outside (slipstream) the oil can empty out
quickly. I have seen this happen on an engine I had inadvertently left
the crancase vent plugged during break in.
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Joe Leikhim K4SAT
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