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Vanremog(at)aol.com
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 Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:16 am Post subject: Gapping Champion Spark Plugs |
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In a message dated 11/3/2006 8:58:52 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, rcitjh(at)aol.com writes:
| Quote: | No bout-a-doubt-it that building and maintaining an aircraft requires the knowledge and application of gapping techniques. That was not the issue I addressed.
Noel crudely but clearly stated that Dean shouldn't be flying if he needed to ask that question. I addressed Noel's misguided assertion. Flying and gapping are not related. Yes, building and maintaining and gapping are related.
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Life is the ultimate learning process. This list should mostly be about giving pilots and builders good information with which to go safely and successfully about their business. It may occasionally be about conservative congressmen and evangelical leaders getting caught with their pants down, but not today.
Even the most astute practitioner of a given art is often missing some critical piece of needed information and it is our obligation to provide the missing information in a non-judgmental way.
I, for one, am always happy to share what little knowledge that I have and prefer to see as much information as possible discussed in an open forum. The consensus or lack thereof among my peers helps me to weigh the accuracy of the data. Please don't archive.
I'm sure that what Noel meant to say was, this information should be known by all who commit aviation and that not having this knowledge could in fact contribute to their demise.
GV (RV-6A N1GV O-360-A1A, C/S, Flying 814hrs, Silicon Valley, CA)
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jjessen
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:51 am Post subject: Gapping Champion Spark Plugs |
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This, to me, has been an interesting thread. This is about knowledge and
the ability to garner same without risking the junior high school fear of
raising one's hand in a social setting that may be embarrassing or hostile.
The e-mail environment often distorts or does not distort enough a person's
head tone when typing a particular comment. Some of us have years of engine
work, stretching back to the good old days of rebuilding those short blocks
('55 Chevy was my learning platform), while others can fly circles around us
all, and do so inverted. We all have our strengths, but most importantly,
we all have our intellectual and skill-based blind spots.
Amazingly, even with the anonymity of the internet, when you ask a question,
especially the most basic of questions, no matter how old we are, there is
that tendency to hesitate thinking the fool may become me. Then when it
gets reinforced by some, perhaps well meaning rebuke, well, then the real
danger creeps in. Not asking the question that will really bite you in the
preverbal a$$. Knowledge then is not passed on to that person who may not
be the most experienced mechanically, but who might be the best jazz pianist
in town.
Answer the questions. No matter how often asked. Pass on the knowledge.
What is the good in not doing so? Yes, we as pilots are better off to have
the ability to seek out our own answers, and yes there is the quick fix
attitude to contend with, and, yes, good teachers know that an analytic mind
is not created by learning through rote memorization, but discouragement and
criticism will kill the curious just as surely.
John Jessen (40328)
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jhstarn(at)verizon.net
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:17 am Post subject: Gapping Champion Spark Plugs |
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jhstarn(at)verizon.net
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:26 am Post subject: Gapping Champion Spark Plugs |
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I screwed up AGAIN. Sorry guys. I was going to note that "Please don't archive" in the message below will not work. It has to be "Do Not Archive" in toto, verbatim but I fat fingered the wrong button on the window that ask if I wanted to send the message. So now, thanks to me, we have it in the archives twice. KABONG Do Not Archive. (GBA & GWB)
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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:20 am Post subject: Gapping Champion Spark Plugs |
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At 11:25 AM 11/3/2006, you wrote:
| Quote: | I screwed up AGAIN. Sorry guys. I was going to note that "Please don't archive" in the message below will not work. It has to be "Do Not Archive" in toto, verbatim but I fat fingered the wrong button on the window that ask if I wanted to send the message. So now, thanks to me, we have it in the archives twice. KABONG Do Not Archive. (GBA & GWB)
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And you are allowed to fly?
Note the deletion of previous unneeded text!
Ron Lee
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rickgray(at)roadrunner.co
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: Gapping Champion Spark Plugs |
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I very rarely reply to this stuff but since I personally know Mr. Dean
Pichon who asked the original question I'll jump in and say:
1-Dean isn't a 'new guy' :^).
1-He built and flies one of THEE most gorgeous, well built, and well
maintained RV4's in the country.
2-He not only knows 'how' to gap spark plugs, but he also 'checks' and
'verifies' any/all equipment/parts/etc that he uses on his
airplane/car/whatever....to include spark plugs during engine checks and new
installation.
3-Search the archives and you'll see many posts where he has helped numerous
builders.
4-He was merely curious as to whether or not the plugs were supposed to be
'pre-gapped'.
5-I wasn't paid for this advertisement....just wanted to shed a little light
on it :^).
6-Please continue to ask questions....and I'll continue to learn!
Rick in Ohio at the Buffalo Farm - losing track of RV projects
http://rv6rick.tripod.com/ohiovalleyrvators/
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nandrand(at)xtra.co.nz
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject: Gapping Champion Spark Plugs |
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Thank you Vanremog . Your way with words is better than mine. My main concern is one of safety. I made a hasty reply that was not appropriate. I have apologised "of list" to the original post, I do so now to the list.
Happy building and safe flying Noel
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jhstarn(at)verizon.net
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| Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject: Gapping Champion Spark Plugs |
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AGGGH....now it's in the archives at least 3 times. "Please don't archive" doesn't work. It's "DO NOT ARCHIVE". As they say, once a cop always a cop. KABONG.
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