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.
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote:

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.

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Japanese cars led the revolution in automobile quality; Honda and Toyota are
still the quality standard of the world.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

In article ,
"Dan Luke" wrote:

Japanese cars led the revolution in automobile quality; Honda and Toyota are
still the quality standard of the world.

given the design standard of the Element and Scion, I guess Honda and Toyota
must be putting their efforts into quality. :-/

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

("Bob Noel" wrote)
given the design standard of the Element and Scion, I guess Honda and
Toyota must be putting their efforts into quality. :-/


Two brothers own Elements. Sister owns a Scion.

I want to get Mom out of her '91 Toyota Camry and into something higher - so
Dad can get in and out easier. RAV-4? Element? So far she's not budging, she
LOVES her Camry - 145K.

My gal has the 2000 Accord ...Special Edition - 62K. So far so good.

She calls my minivan "The Truck" ...make me feel more masculine. g
"Should we take the Honda to the movie or your Truck?"


Montblack
'94 Dodge Grand Caravan - 132K
The Airplane of Minivans

I drove a Scion for loaner vehicle when I had some schedule maintenance
done. What a mess. I cannot remember the models but one looked like a
station wagon and the other like a sport's car. I hope I do not offend
anyone, but I would not buy one of them. And to place the instrument
panel in the middle instead of in front of the driver?????

Bob Noel wrote:

In article ,
"Dan Luke" wrote:


Japanese cars led the revolution in automobile quality; Honda and Toyota are
still the quality standard of the world.


given the design standard of the Element and Scion, I guess Honda and Toyota
must be putting their efforts into quality. :-/

"Bob Noel" wrote:

"Dan Luke" wrote:

Japanese cars led the revolution in automobile quality; Honda and Toyota
are
still the quality standard of the world.

given the design standard of the Element and Scion, I guess Honda and
Toyota
must be putting their efforts into quality. :-/

Hard to see what they were aiming for besides ugly.

"Dan Luke" wrote

Japanese cars led the revolution in automobile quality; Honda and Toyota
are
still the quality standard of the world.

To each, his own. That is your opinion, which I do not share.
Before you throw out a bunch of statistics, I'll just say figures lie, and
liars figure. You can show statistics to support any position, if you want.
--
Jim in NC

My '91 Honda Prelude had 123,000 miles on it when I sold it. The owner
called and reported that it had crossed 125,000 miles and still going
strong. Only major work was a transmission overhaul, and the usual
maintenance items required, alternator, tires, etc. My current '97
Toyota Camry has 187,000 miles. No major maintenance issues. My American
cars never got that good of service..

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


snip


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.


snip

"Ross Richardson" wrote in message
...
My '91 Honda Prelude had 123,000 miles on it when I sold it. The owner
called and reported that it had crossed 125,000 miles and still going
strong. Only major work was a transmission overhaul, and the usual
maintenance items required, alternator, tires, etc. My current '97 Toyota
Camry has 187,000 miles. No major maintenance issues. My American cars
never got that good of service..

My Tennessee built Saturn is at 233K miles with no major and almost no minor
work. Too bad GM screwed up something that worked.

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
om...

My Tennessee built Saturn is at 233K miles with no major and almost no
minor work. Too bad GM screwed up something that worked.

Wasn't the Saturn designed by Toyota, or am I thinking of something else?