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Old March 29th 06, 06:47 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Lycoming crankshafts


"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote

General Motors 150000 Chevrolet, Chevette, PontiacT-1000 Defective
crankshaft U.S.A 0/1986


Chevette-nuff said! GM's attempt to get into the economy car market, and to
be cheap enough, everything was under-built.

Mazda 25400 Familia, Laser Danger of crankshaft fracture and engine
damage due to defective bolts WORLD WIDE 7/1990


Goes along with my feelings about Japanese cars.

Suzuki Motor Corporation has determined that the Eiger automatic ATVs


ATV's? You have to be kidding. Are we going to count Briggs and Stratton,
also?

My dad had a mid 70's Plymouth that broke 2 cranks in about as many

years -
last time he ever bought a Chrysler product. Don't know if there was ever

a
recall, or it was just covered under the warrenty.


Plymouth had some major issues, during that time. Feel safe to say that
they would not be in the running for aircraft engines, AFAIAC. Was that by
chance a K car engine? Fiasco, from the word go.
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Jim in NC