Well said Cyndi, but it's not only bad news that travels fast, it's good
news too. I'm relieved to know that others have piston slap and that the
engine will run strong for a long time thereafter nonetheless. Of course,
that's no guarantee, but let me just say I've put my research regarding
engine swaps on hold,
Mike
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To: ev_update@...
Subject: [ev_update] Alaska Air (off topic sort of)
Date: Sat, Feb 12, 2000, 12:32 PM
I know this is not an EV topic per se but with all that's been going on with
the airline industry and the across the board troubles with horizontal
stabilizers - I couldn't help but think about our discussions and discoveries
concerning fuel line leaks on this list. My first thought after hearing
about the jack screw was that I bet there's plenty more planes that'll be
discovered to have the same problem. It's been amazing to realize how much we
all gain from the ability of the internet to bring EV owners together and
afford us the opportunity to compare notes. It's been fasincating to see one
by one how we each began to have the SAME problems as our EVs reached the
same age. And then how many potentially tragic fires were prevented
(including my own EV). I'd be interested in a study to see how many other
vehicle lists have similar findings with regards to their problems. Revealing
design flaws and patterns.
Sure enough, after having something so catastrophic, providing the airlines
with a specific problem to look into, I am not at all surprised that they are
finding more and more planes with the same issue. It seems like the
communication between people via the internet greatly speeds up the process
by which we all can become aware of potential problems BEFORE they hit. It
would be great to find for the airline industry (and others) to tap into
using the same kind of communication between pilots possibly, or mechanics,
to fine tune their troubleshooting and maintenance checks.
Just my .02
Cyndi
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