Originally Posted by
Rally_Rebel
LOL guess I might be one that learns the hard way! I have a hard time paying someone else to do my work for me (where qualified) and as an A&P and vintage engine restorer will probably give the Xenoah a shot. Carbs are cheap and I can make a redrive if I can't find one, the hardest part is the eccentrics for belt tension. Actually I just had a conversation with a friend and turns out he's got a MCCulloch drone engine. Now that'd be a hoot on the Drifter! 70 or 90HP at less than 100lbs and that 2-stroke snarl could be interesting. We'll see, plenty of time to mull powerplants without throwing my life savings at Rotax while I build the aircraft. ;-)