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roccaas · 08-20-2010, 05:07 AM

What sort of angle could you run the A engine to meet the shaft? Some of the shorter mahogany wonders probably had a very steep shaft angle to bring power to the prop.

Would you run a Z drive or a Tranny with a couple of U joints to keep the engine "flatter"? How did they do the aeronautical engines? I guess no steep Negative G dives with a Zenith on the side! Mine cuts out on any sort of grade up or down.

/curses Zenith
/buys Marvel
/never looks back

08-20-2010, 05:07 AM	#15
roccaas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,300	Re: Model A Marine Engine What sort of angle could you run the A engine to meet the shaft? Some of the shorter mahogany wonders probably had a very steep shaft angle to bring power to the prop. Would you run a Z drive or a Tranny with a couple of U joints to keep the engine "flatter"? How did they do the aeronautical engines? I guess no steep Negative G dives with a Zenith on the side! Mine cuts out on any sort of grade up or down. /curses Zenith /buys Marvel /never looks back __________________ 20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Steve Jobs, and Bob Hope. Now we have no Cash, no Jobs, and no Hope...please don't let Kevin Bacon die!