Paul wrote:

   Can't be done. I looked at this awhile back and the tension bolts
   interfere with the front cover and inner passages. Also you still need
   RTV on the bolts to damp the violin string vibration.
    >
    > Of course if you start with a clean sheet and do a custom front cover
    > like Everett Hatch did no problem.
    >
    > Paul,

   It looks as if both end housings were custom. Did he have external oil
   and water pumps?

   Fred O.

   I don't know. I would say probably.
   Everett wrote an article on this engine for EAA Sport Aviation
   mag. I would love to get a scanned copy of that article or just a
   zerox if
   possible.

   Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Paul,
I mentioned this in the Deep Dark Past, Time Fastener Co. They do the
best insert for use in aluminum I have ever found. They were sold
through Kawasaki dealers in the '80s and might be still.
WWW.Timesert.com <http://www.Timesert.com>  gets you there. These are
the best inserts ever made. The best part is that due to a unique timed
thread system they are no thicker than Heli-Coils, but the thread is
MUCH stronger. They make a range of metric and inch sizes. In an
aluminum end housing these will prevent pullout. As an engineering
upgrade to the regular threads they will greatly improve the threads. As
a repair they produce a thread superior ot the original! I would also
consider a external oil pump and feed. For eveybodys information.
Bill Jepson



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