Does anyone have any history on H.A.P.I. engines or the company that built them?
I have an 1835 HAPI engine (built in Feb. 1983) that I bought 5 years ago just because I wanted the accessory case. HAPI used the Continental mounting system and that is exactly what my project airframe was designed to accept. I have no history on this particular engine but it was obviously mounted and running at some point. Now that I am finally digging into this engine, I find myself impressed with the quality.
I'm just wondering what happened to the company and if they had any chronic problems with their engines and/or components. This engine sports a Slick 4216 Magneto and electronic secondary ignition. It has an aluminum flywheel with a steel starter ring. It contains a 12-pole rotor and stator combination. The dual ignition goes to single-port heads and the engine uses a side-draft Zenith carb to meter fuel.
ATB,
Chucker
I have an 1835 HAPI engine (built in Feb. 1983) that I bought 5 years ago just because I wanted the accessory case. HAPI used the Continental mounting system and that is exactly what my project airframe was designed to accept. I have no history on this particular engine but it was obviously mounted and running at some point. Now that I am finally digging into this engine, I find myself impressed with the quality.
I'm just wondering what happened to the company and if they had any chronic problems with their engines and/or components. This engine sports a Slick 4216 Magneto and electronic secondary ignition. It has an aluminum flywheel with a steel starter ring. It contains a 12-pole rotor and stator combination. The dual ignition goes to single-port heads and the engine uses a side-draft Zenith carb to meter fuel.
ATB,
Chucker