Ratterrier
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- Apr 12, 2020
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Hi, So I picked up a small Continental that I am wanting to power my small biplane. I had thought I bought an A65, But found after pulling a cylinder discovered it was newly converted to an A80 with .015 over pistons. Now I am posed with the conundrum of what to do with it. The pistons rods and exhaust valves are new never ran. From what I understand the a80's had issues with heat dissipation and putting stress on the case. If I set this up and ran it as a A65 2300 RPM 2150 and proped it acordingly The compression would still be higher (6.3 for the A65) and 7.55 for the A80 pistons. Could I get better longevity and reliability?
The other thing I am up against is finding Mags I've been looking for a Bendix S4RN-21 seem to be scarcer then hens teeth If anyone has a core they'd part with..... Tkanks
The other thing I am up against is finding Mags I've been looking for a Bendix S4RN-21 seem to be scarcer then hens teeth If anyone has a core they'd part with..... Tkanks