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dan(at)rvproject.com
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 Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 7:39 pm Post subject: Philosophy of the "Repairman" |
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| Quote: | It was never about whether I had to check the gaps, but rather the
liklihood that would have have to re-set the gaps. Thanks to all. I have
learned much from this experience.
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To me this whole thing borders on philosophical more than anything else.
It's subjective. I mean...there are certain things we "choose" to take for
granted, and certain things we don't.
When I buy new spark plugs I just can't bring myself to trust that they were
gapped right, regardless of what anybody tells me is done by the mfr and
regardless of the "perfect track record so far." It's the "you never know"
factor for me. So I always check. And yep, most of the time they're dead
on. But I still check.
Then on the flip side...there's the pre-assembled engine I bought. I didn't
tear the engine down to make sure it was built right. I put my confidence
(and $$$!) in the builder because I don't have the tools or knowledge to do
it as safely myself.
So where do I draw the line? Spark plug gapping or engine build-up. Where
do YOU draw the line? Very subjective.
I guess my personal philosophy is...if I CAN check it and it's relatively
easy to check, why not check it?! If I don't have the knowledge on how to
check it, I buy or borrow or download the manual and/or ask questions or
watch somebody experienced do it the first time. I usually at least look
into pricing up the tools if I don't have 'em already. If the tool is
pricey but it's something I'll use repeatedly over the next several decades,
I can rationalize having it. If having a certain tool will make me a safer
Repairman and thus make my friends & family safer as passengers, by all
means I can rationalize that.
I find I'm often loaning out my compression tester, mag timing buzz box, and
oil filter cutter. I'm of the mind that every Repairman ought to have these
tools for their airplanes, but obviously not everybody feels that way...easy
for them to borrow when they need 'em. For me, it's like...I want to have
the tool on-hand when I need it. I'm less likely to say, "Ehhh, I'll get to
that on the NEXT oil change," if I have the tool in the drawer rather than
having to borrow it. I feel safer and more confident that way.
I know I'm not the only builder/Repairman out there who feels this way, but
I also recognize this isn't the ONLY way of thinking about it.
Again, this is all very subjective!
do not archive
)_( Dan
RV-7 N714D
www.rvproject.com / www.weathermeister.com
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Rick Galati
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Lake St. Louis MO.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:20 am Post subject: Re: Philosophy of the |
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| Quote: | | To me this whole thing borders on philosophical more than anything else. It's subjective. I mean...there are certain things we "choose" to take for granted, and certain things we don't......So where do I draw the line?......I guess my personal philosophy is...if I CAN check it and it's relatively easy to check, why not check it... |
Well said, Dan. We have to choose our battles and try to use common sense. Gann had it right...Fate is the Hunter. Rest assured no matter how careful, something can and will come out of left field someday, whether its driving a car, flying a plane or walking down the street. Being complacent and being unlucky are too entirely different things. The trick is to work at distancing the two. The first you can do something about, the second is always left to fortune. That's tough but that's life.
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