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  1. BrendAn
    commodore v6 was buick.
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    why does this stuff happen to airlines like air india and not qantas or the other carriers with good reputations.
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    Good idea. Red750 might be able to move it and give it a title
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    . for a start its 170 hp , thats one option. the company that was modifying mercedes diesels for aircraft was taken over by continental and now they build the complete engine but it is still based on the mercedes design.
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    seven marine have ls chev v8 outboards. closed loop cooling. i think the mercury 600 hp v12 outboard is closed loop to.
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    According to the above video. Continental are building the engine from scratch now. Still based on mercedes car engine.
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    https://youtu.be/trDivLehPaA?si=ERh6B1QX0NlkM_OR
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    Not sure. There was a video on YouTube the other day. I will try and find it again.
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    There is a successful car engine in a certified aircraft. The tecnam diesel uses a Mercedes diesel
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    This one came from America fitted with a Stratos aviation Subaru ea81. He is hoping to fit a 912 and use the suby in a big airboat he has. Probably a good place for it after all the Subaru talk lately. Although I don't think ea 81 s give much trouble.
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    yes i use oz runways. the highest i fly is 2000 ft. usually 500 to 1000. it still amazes me how much stronger the wind can be even 200 ft off the ground some days. before christmas one saturday i was flying over becalmed sailboats on lake wellington and i had a 15 knt headwind at 500 ft above them.
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    you don't have a clue what its like. if its built for use in china it might be top quality. my father said when he lived in china most stuff was good quality. they must send all the crap to us. as jimmy would say. what could possibly go wrong.😁
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    the latest craze in america is the aussie ford barra 6. they love hotting them up. 1500 reliable hp is achievable with them.
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    what is the version you are talking about. ls chevs come in lots of variations. hsv commodores had up to 5 or 600 hp.
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    wondering if anyone on here would know if a 912 engine mount for a gazelle or kitfox would fit an avid flyer. they are all variations of the same basic design. chasing one for an avid flyer. currently has a subiru which the owner wants to change out for a 912.
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    glider tugs would be a tiny minority of chev powered aircraft. There are quite a few different aircraft powered by them. There is a canard pusher ,I forget the name of them . A lot of titan mustangs. Cessna 172s. The Vickers Vimy replica had 4 of them. John Williams the owner of titan aircraft died last year in a chev powered mustang. The new propeller exploded while doing a demonstration flight . A car pulled out onto the only road he could land on so he forfeited his own life rather than crash into his neighbour in the car. Nothing to do with the topic but a tribute to a brave pilot.
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    In another post I did mention Honda,Suzuki and chev have been used successfully in aircraft. I know someone with a 150 HP Suzuki V6 in a titan mustang that has been very reliable so far .
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    I was actually responding to one-track talking about how unreliable car engines are. Nothing to do with aircraft
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    Well you know everything thing. I know what I know which is jack shit according to you and another on here so I won't try to change your mind. You can laugh at my posts if you want. At long as it entertains you.😁
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    Who said they have to run 2000 hrs. You could replace those engines at 1000 hrs with the cost savings. How many hrs do you do a year. Recreational pilots do fa. I try to do 2 or 3 hrs per week so I am only doing 150 hrs a year and I fly more than anyone at my airfield. So by the time I got an engine to 2000 hrs I would be too old to fly anyway.
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    You always talk about how bad car engines are yet most never give any trouble. A while back you told me my Commodore as was a heap of shit yet at 210,000 km now and it's never had a spanner on it except for services. I have owned dozens of Ford's and Holden's and never a problem except for a wiring problem in a vs 5 litre. I have a V6 turbo diesel territory that is at 216000 now and never misses a beat. All companies have recalls because they are cheaper than changing a production line. When I worked at Stillwell ford the old blokes told me the xy was the perfect Falcon. No recalls or problems at all.
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    Honda , Suzuki and chev conversions have been successful.
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    I will download the app. I need to renew my naips too. That has wind charts too doesn't it.
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    I wrote a scathing reply to you and one-track but put it in the wrong thread. I can't be bothered writing it again. I only wanted to know about fitting new ends on probe leads not get lectured .
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    Rotax is water-cooled too. Outboards can work very hard for extended periods like an aircraft engine. What I am saying is a well maintained engine shouldn't have egt problems if set up correctly and not overloaded. I will be replacing my probes anyway.
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