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From: Marvin Kaye <marvkaye@olsusa.com>
Subject: Engines
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Posted for "Daniel Schott" <fkmarine@athenet.net>:

Hello Everyone

Thought you might want to know that I have had the good fortune of having 
another bad crank shaft in my engine.  If some of you remember Don Guetz 
and I had an engine Blow up in the sky and a emmergency landing,  then I 
received a new engine fron continental and the after 10 hours of that 
engine in the plane it had to be torn down for a crank check and now for 
the second time in one year I am having the engine taken out and sent back 
to the factory for a new one.  Isn't this fun,  I just wish someone could 
learn to have quality control and then maybe some of these problems would 
go away.  I see nothing coming that is any improvement and we fly at our 
own risk.  The only thing I have good to say is that it is the FAA 
inspectors that are helping to keep us alive otherwise we would not know 
about the problems and would see no recalls.  Thanks FAA for at least 
getting the recalls and lets get some other alternatives that are 
certified.  I would be in a mess if I had bought an uncertified engine and 
had these problems, no one looking over the manufacturers.  It is buyer 
beware and best of luck.  At least Continental is working with me and 
others to help get back in the air as soon as possible,  try and do that 
with no-certified engines and see what happens if they ever get enough 
engines flying to see the problems.  I still feel safer with a certified 
engine than anything else I have seen

Dan Schott

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