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Old 09-07-2011, 09:33 AM   #14
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Default Gear reducer to prop
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Originally Posted by skprbob View Post
The old engines did not have transmissions at all. They were "direct drive" - shaft and propellor connected directly to the crankshaft.
Wasn't there a gear reducer between the crank and the prop?
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