REFLECTOR:Here we go again ... was Forwarded from Canards@Yahoo

[Jim Sower]

Chuck,
<... like leading a horse to water in the middle of the desert ...>
Not sure I follow that ...
<... should have been there already ...>
OK.  Got it.  Of course you're preaching to the choir again.  But then, you know that
;o)  From the git-go the only thing between me and EI was $.  Every time I thought I
had the $800 or so, either my wife would spend it on something she really REALLY
needed, or the airplane would break something with more priority (like a jug or navcom
or something).  I'm getting that tired of screwing around that I'll make the move
pretty soon.

<... should stir up all of 'em that are concerned about know-nothings expressing their
opinions ...>
It's been my experience that a lot of the discussion about certified engines v. auto
conversions gets to be kind of theological, and produces more heat than light.
Sometimes I get in and mix it up just for the pure joy of it.  Other times I get back
to setting up my Mazda with EI, EFI, EFIS, $6000 capitalization, $800 overhaul, 4000
hr TBO etc.  Decided a loooong time ago that the fact that a powerplant was invented
in biblical times and not changed much since does little to recommend it to me.
Others feel that many decades of tradition are a really good thing and that kind of
stability and documentation (even if it is a litany of failure and unreliability)
makes them comfortable.

To each his own .... Jim S.

Chuck Jensen wrote:

> Jim,
>
> Leading you to an EI is like leading a horse to water in the middle of the
> desert...should have been there already.  Inherently better timing, better
> spark, lower plug fouling, more power, smoother operating, independent
> ignition source (when used in a mag/EI combo), better reliability, able to
> operate LOP, et al.  (I'm not sure about the reliability but I hear about a
> lot of mags going South, but then, there's a lot more mags out there).   So,
> instead of being a curse, maybe its the push you need to get with this new
> century. (For those concerned about the tone--forget it, Jim can take it!)
>
> So, that should stir up all of 'em that are concerned about know-nothings
> expressing their opinions.  But the key word here is "opinion" not a fact.
> I don't know enough to be an expert and delve only in facts.  Just hiding
> behind personal experience.  So, for those that feel firmly that Reflector
> should be conducted at the highest levels of accuracy and preciseness, I ask
> you leave a little room for expression of opinion and relating of personal
> experience.  We may be wrong, but that's for someone else to point out...and
> I'm glad they do.
>
> Humbly,
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> Behalf Of Jim Sower
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 11:14 PM
> To: reflector@tvbf.org
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Forwarded from Canards@Yahoo
>
> Ain't this technology wunnerful??  Sure do wish I could get something this
> well
> designed and easy to maintain for my car (the devil made me say that)
> Still pissed that I have to retard my timing (or let that timing crap lead
> me to an
> EI)... Jim S.