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    How do I get this Great Plains VW to start????

    This is for you smart people to solve: In the past I built a BMW (fuel injected) and skidoo engines into airplanes. They were easy to start. Now I am installing a Great Plains 2300 engine. It is a great product! Following the manual 100% I thought that this will go smoothly - it did until I...
  2. J

    How to set a Zenith 2122 carb

    I just installed a Zenith 212 carb, but find the info in Great Planes' manual very brief. Anyone with more information on the carb settings? Thanks Jim
  3. J

    Latches/Catches/Over-centre latches/Pull latches where to find?

    These things are called by many names. It seems that they are easy to be found in the UK where they are called catches, but what is the source for them in North America, especially Canada?
  4. J

    Lathe: Ceramic or CBN inserts

    I need to turn hard steel and am looking for ceramic or CBN inserts. Where can one get it for a small lathe? Canadian supplier is preferred, since it saves me brokerage. Thanks Jim
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    Great little conversion calculator

    For those of you who do not go to the rotaryforum, here is a great little calculator. It is so small that it downloads in seconds. It converts almost anything to anything: Called "Convert" great little program, use it all the time. http://joshmadison.com/convert-for-windows/
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    Gears and gearboxes

    I have a Great Planes engine on which I would like to put a geared PSRU. Need to reduce the prop speed with about 1.5:1 to 1.6:1. I have the tooling to do the job. Where can one get the correct gears or gearboxes. Looking for helical 4” and 2.5” gears, about 1”wide at the driving edges...
  7. J

    Magneto questions

    Good day all you wise people! I have a FM X4B16A magneto and need to know: 1) The firing sequence is usually 1-3-4-2 in a clockwise direction, as viewed from the machine's control panel end. Is this also the case for the FM X4B16A which turns Anti-clockwise? 2) Turning the magneto, it gives a...
  8. J

    Why are the wings of seaplanes set at such a large incidence?

    Why are the wings of seaplanes set at such a large incidence? The Catalina, for example has a 6.7 degrees incidence on the main wing with no wash out. On the rear wing (horizontal stab) the incidence is 3.7 degrees. Compared with a land plane: The incidence of a KR2 is 1.75 degrees at the root...
  9. J

    Please help! VW - Great Plains changing pusher to tractor

    I have a brand new-in box 2300cc type 1 engine from Great Plains. It is a front-drive engine, (prop is on opposite side from flywheel) but a pusher. Looking at the manual, changing it from a pusher to a tractor engine is straight forward: The thrust surface of the bearing at the flywheel end...
  10. J

    How much to overhaul a 210 HP FI Continental Engine

    I can get one, that needs a complete, 1000 hr overhaul. Before I commit, I need to know how much an overhaul costs. Comes with all components (electrical, intake, exhaust and even mount) I realise that the price differs from place to place, but need to know the approximate in North America...
  11. J

    KR2S Plans

    I am looking for plans of the main spar only of the KR2S. NOT plans for the KR2 Super that is posted on the web. This is for reference only and I do not want to buy a set of the entire plane that I am not going to use. Jim
  12. J

    Fuel injection for a 2300 c.c. Great Plains Engine?

    I recently purchased a brand new 2300 c.c. Great Plains Aircraft Engine. The engine came without the fuel system. Since I have to buy all the intake components, I would like to install fuel injectors in stead of a carb. Are there any systems that are safe? Thanks Jim
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