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Old 10-15-2013 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by georgiateddy
Kit arrived . Howard cowl clearance is 146mm. My dle 35 is 160mm. So im past the cowl 14mm. Go with it or get another engine? It really doesnt look like the 14mm is that big of a deal .Most like an 8th of an inch which seems very close. So if anyone has history with this let me know.

Also scaleman or bill let me know how far past the cowl u were if u can remember.

Teddy
Ted are you referring to the prop hub being 14 mm past the front of the cowl?
If so I wouldn't worry about that distance, just a hair past 1/2". I looked in the
manual I printed from Kangke's site and I don't see a reference in the prop being
a certain distance from the cowl.

OK I just went and found a 3-view of the DLE 35R and see that it is a total of 160 mm
in length, and my guess is that be referring to 146 mm that is the depth of the cowl from
front edge to firewall, if that is the case, 14 mm of clearance shouldn't be a problem, I would
generally not get any closer than 1/4", on my last Mr. mulligan I had the prop approx. 3/8"
or 9-10 mm forward of the front of the cowl.

Oh and BTW mine will arrive tomorrow, Wednesday, 16th

Bill D.

Last edited by Bill Diedrich; 10-15-2013 at 02:59 AM.