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Mxsmanic wrote:
unicate writes: Not everyone who works on engines is covered in filth -- some tasks are messy, but there's a lot to be said about the cleanliness of a shop. I won't have my plane repaired at a place that's "covered in filth". The engine itself usually seems to be covered in grime, unless it's brand new. I find that to be a major turn-off. An engine covered in grime is probably leaking a fluid or someone spilled oil or other fluids on it and didn't clean the spill up. For the most part, engines aren't (or shouldn't be) covered in grime. (I've owned two Acura Integra's in the last 20 years and both their engines stayed clean. I had regular maintenance done by professional mechanics.) I've had to work on a number of auto engines in my youth (i.e. plenty of time, not so much money to take the car to a mechanic) and they were rarely all the dirty. I owned a hand-me-down Chevy Vega once (included by some people in their "worst cars ever made" lists) and I had to replace cracked cylinder heads more than once. Really not that messy, even though I had to take the top of the head off! Of course the tough part of doing those replacements (besides tracking down parts) was I had to do them in an uninsulated garage in Minnesota in the coldest days of the winter. Metal just loves to suck the heat out of your hands! Brrr! And unless its failed somehow, an aircraft engine had better not be covered in grime. (There are no dirt roads in the sky. :-) ) |
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