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Tuesday Evening
11/5/02
Paul, Bob & Others,
I agree with both of you 100% - comments on this
list are subject to "severe flaming" and as both of you have said, it isn't
worth the hassle and BS that surely follows when someone doesn't
agree.
I have personally met Bob Pastusek and Jim White,
who are doing a beautiful job on thier IV-Ps. Personal opinion is
that not having Bob contribute to the list is sad - he has a wealth of ideas
(which I'm incorporating in my IV-P) that could have been shared by
everyone. This list could have been a much more valuable resource if he
had contributed.
Example of recent flaming is Engine Air - with
them out of the business, what choices do we have? Turbines &
Continental TSIO-550 as far as I know. Turbines I know nothing about - no
comment. Continental, in my opinion, is poor at best. A friend of
mine on our field, who has a IV-P, has about 700 hrs. TT on his 550 and the
classic problems are beginning to appear - low compression and oil leaks (which
appear to be caused by high crankcase pressure). The damn thing is leaking
oil out of the valve covers, among other places! It is a shame that an
engine that costs $62,000. in today's dollars is that sorry! Who dreamed
up the TBO? Rant mode off (grin). For what it's worth, I'll be
standing in line to pay my $62K about next May.
I want to re-emphasize what Bob & Paul have
said - let everyone have their say and let it go, unless there is good
reason otherwise. If that happens, then we might see some good ideas
start flowing.
FWIW,
Ed Smith
Chesapeake, VA
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