Thanks, George.

Some pushers have enough width to use the side flanges on such a

housing.

However others do not, due to a very narrow rear pylon or cowling areas.
In these pusher situations, the aft mounts have to be very narrow (about
13") or even a single mount.  Having mounting bolt holes at a 6:00

starter

and options nearby would provide for a simple mount in this area:  just
bolt it on.  There is plenty of room for the starter at 6:00.  I was
thinking that the wide sides of the bellhousing could cut be cut off
outboard of any structure needed only for the side mounts.

It appears the latest bolt hole/fin design might put more structure

right

in the 6:00 position, which would certainly prevent putting the starter
there.

Scott Gettings

Scott,
I understand your dilemma mate, the problem as I see it is, the 6 O'clock
position would be ideal for side cheek coolers (radiators) but would not be
good for the under the engine radiator, as the extended housing at 6 O'clock
would restrict air flow.

As under the engine radiator is the current preferred configuration for most
applications, I would have some difficulty justifying any air flow
restriction here and could be one of the reasons Butch decided to remove the
bottom of the flange - however I'm unsure of this.

Having said that I can't speak for Butch, he may come up with something -
he's much better at this engineering stuff than me!!

George (down under)

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