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I'm ready to run the engine! However, I'm still waiting for the Prince P-Tip propeller that I ordered last November!! In the meantime, I was able to borrow a wooden Sterba prop from a local guy who had used it on another VW engine in the past. It has the correct bolt pattern, but it lacks the counterbores for the drive lugs on the Aerovee prop hub. I had a friend waterjet me a quick 1/2" thick spacer to cover up the drive lugs, and then I was able to install this prop.
I would not fly with it like this (the prop is the wrong pitch anyway), but I think this will be good enough for some ground runs so I can start tuning while I wait for my Prince prop.
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