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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 02:19:14 EDT
Subject: Continental Engine Failures
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In a message dated 4/20/99 9:38:00 PM, you wrote:

<<There are far too many controls on General Aviation manufacturing now. >>

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree.  But only with respect to the basic 
warrantee of merchantability.

If a manufacturer sells me an engine with a 2000 hour TBO, I expect to get 
2000 hours out of it or get a pro rata portion of my money back.  After all, 
that's the kind of warrantee I get on my car tires and car battery, why 
should I expect any less for a $20,000 airplane engine?  Certainly, the 
engine must be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, 
but assuming I have done so, I think I'm entitled to a guaranteed amount of 
life from it.

I must admit, I have not been following the AD history on the big 
Continentals.  I'm planning on putting a Lycoming 330 in my LNC2, and my 
Cessna 150 has a little Continental.  But there's no excuse for a 
manufacturer "suggesting" a given lifetime (a recommended TBO comes to mind 
as just such a suggestion) and not delivering, or worse, requiring $9000 of 
repairs.

Tell me if I've missed the boat here...

- Rob Wolf
rwolf99@aol.com
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