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     1. 12:16 AM - Re: Would you purchase a running Corvair flight engine?  (NYTerminat@aol.com)
     2. 05:39 PM - Re: Would you purchase a running Corvair flight engine? compilation of answers  (Dave Thompson)
 
 
 
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Time: 12:16:34 AM PST US
From: NYTerminat@aol.com
Subject: Re: Engines-List: Would you purchase a running Corvair flight engine?

Ditto!!!!!

Bob Spudis
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In a message dated 8/8/2006 2:37:58 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
raymondj@frontiernet.net writes:


Greetings Dave,


    I would not  buy a running engine. 


         1.  No practical amount of  documentation can show ALL the steps 
where an error could be  made.

         2. I know nothing of your mechanical  ability.

         3. I know nothing of your  integrity.  This brings #1 in to 
question.  There is also a  financial motive to show your engine in it's best 
light.

    I don't mean to sound harsh, but these are the realities  of MY decision 
making process when it comes to betting the airframe (among  other things) on 
an engine.

Raymond Julian
Kettle River, MN.


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Time: 05:39:15 PM PST US
From: "Dave Thompson" <dave.thompson@verizon.net>
Subject: Engines-List: Re: Would you purchase a running Corvair flight engine?
compilation of  answers

Thanks guys for your responses.


I got a great deal of information and would like to share it with you. The
statements in quotes are copied from a variety of responses.


Would you purchase a running Corvair flight engine?


1.	Documentation must be VERY complete.

2.  "No practical amount of documentation can show ALL the steps where an
error could be made." (So true!)
3.  "I know nothing of your mechanical ability." (That hurts, but you're
right, you don't know me!)
4.  "I know nothing of your integrity." (That hurts, but you're right, you
don't know me!)
5.  "There is also a financial motive to show your engine in its best
light." (True, but that's not my intent. However, you don't know that.)
6.  "I would need to personally see a compression check on all cylinders."
(You'd be an idiot if you didn't.)
7.  There could be a great deal of liability, even with a proper release
statement. (EEEEK!)
8.  Any sales price would be less than a professionally built WW engine. (I
would not build it for the profit margin, but you've got a point.)

Very interesting comments!

I agree with all of them. With this in mind, I will NOT build the engine. I
intend to sell it as parts and let the buyer build it as he likes. I will
wait until I hear from William about my back ordered parts. I understand
that he will be on Vacation the rest of August. I will then write all you
guys that e-mailed me off list with a parts list and starting price. Watch
for it around the beginning of September. If you haven't written me off list
and are interested, write me off list so I can add you to my "potential
buyer's list".


Dave Thompson

dave.thompson@verizon.net

Westminster, CA

Do not archive


P. S. Raymond, You didn't insult me. You answered the question honestly.
That's what I wanted, Thanks.