Re: 62mm Throttle Body installed
On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:02:12 UTC "Carlo Jr." <carlojr@attbi.com>
wrote: > > "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message > news:NfOLa.346204$3n5.223799@news2.central.cox.net ... > > Eric Bailey wrote: > > > I actually snapped a screw off inside the 2.5L TB. Don't know why.. it > > > wasn't tight. The thing just snapped in half. So one of my sensors is > only > > > being held on by three screws. > > > > Should be fine. Extracting that screw isn't going to be easy unless you > have > > a drill press and vice. Going by hand is just asking to drill extra holes > > in the TB. > > Reminds me of when I was an aircraft machinist @ Beale AFB. Was supposed to > be married in May & was informed on a Tuesday in February that I was to go > to Okinawa the following Friday. I was extremely displeased & was even more > displeased when they sent me out on a "line job" late Thursday afternoon. My > flight was leaving @ 3:00AM & I wanted to pack, get some sleep, etc - rather > than actually do any work. I was a bitter man. So.....someone had broken off > a #4 screw on the engine somewhere & needed a machinist to come drill & tap > it for him.......trying to drill a straight hole while still very angry & > cussing rather loudly, lead to an off center hole - "screw it - just go > another size larger". Well I think I finally finished with a 1/4-28 & > stomped down the flight line, back to the shop & then to the barracks. The > next AM - got up in the air & when it was ok to unbuckle, I jumped up on top > of the baggage to take a nap. All of a sudden, it dawned on me - I jumped > out of a sound sleep, hitting my head on the upper bulkhead & screamed out > for someone to tell me the tail number of the aircraft........ "Son of a > Bitch!!!!!!! This is the one I worked on yesterday" Never saw so many brave > men panic all at once before. I became a better machinist after that day - & > I must say that I believe that I have a pretty good reputation as a > pharmacist. Every bolt I turn & every prescription I fill is as if I may > have to use that product (like, maybe the next AM) Guys like you were the reason I frequently carried an extra chute when I went out to test hop a/c. Maintainance improved markedly when it became known that I frequently required the crew chief to ride along when testing his fixes... -- Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net> |
Re: 62mm Throttle Body installed
yeah......& this was actually AFTER I learned how to be a "close tolerance
aircraft machinist" on the SR-71 for a year. This was at a time when + or - ..002" was really tight & the smallest finish cut we could take was.010" (or the cutting tool would just flex) & we had to be + or - .0001 We live & we learn - yet it seems that the more we learn - the more we realize how ignorant we are -- Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh carlo.jr@comcast.net '98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II O|||||||O '92 Explorer '65 Mustang "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-gbw0MdYZ27qc@anon.none.net... > On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:02:12 UTC "Carlo Jr." <carlojr@attbi.com> > wrote: > > > > > "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message > > news:NfOLa.346204$3n5.223799@news2.central.cox.net ... > > > Eric Bailey wrote: > > > > I actually snapped a screw off inside the 2.5L TB. Don't know why.. it > > > > wasn't tight. The thing just snapped in half. So one of my sensors is > > only > > > > being held on by three screws. > > > > > > Should be fine. Extracting that screw isn't going to be easy unless you > > have > > > a drill press and vice. Going by hand is just asking to drill extra holes > > > in the TB. > > > > Reminds me of when I was an aircraft machinist @ Beale AFB. Was supposed to > > be married in May & was informed on a Tuesday in February that I was to go > > to Okinawa the following Friday. I was extremely displeased & was even more > > displeased when they sent me out on a "line job" late Thursday afternoon. My > > flight was leaving @ 3:00AM & I wanted to pack, get some sleep, etc - rather > > than actually do any work. I was a bitter man. So.....someone had broken off > > a #4 screw on the engine somewhere & needed a machinist to come drill & tap > > it for him.......trying to drill a straight hole while still very angry & > > cussing rather loudly, lead to an off center hole - "screw it - just go > > another size larger". Well I think I finally finished with a 1/4-28 & > > stomped down the flight line, back to the shop & then to the barracks. The > > next AM - got up in the air & when it was ok to unbuckle, I jumped up on top > > of the baggage to take a nap. All of a sudden, it dawned on me - I jumped > > out of a sound sleep, hitting my head on the upper bulkhead & screamed out > > for someone to tell me the tail number of the aircraft........ "Son of a > > Bitch!!!!!!! This is the one I worked on yesterday" Never saw so many brave > > men panic all at once before. I became a better machinist after that day - & > > I must say that I believe that I have a pretty good reputation as a > > pharmacist. Every bolt I turn & every prescription I fill is as if I may > > have to use that product (like, maybe the next AM) > > Guys like you were the reason I frequently carried an extra chute when > I went out to test hop a/c. Maintainance improved markedly when it > became known that I frequently required the crew chief to ride along > when testing his fixes... > > -- > Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net> |
Re: 62mm Throttle Body installed
"yet it seems that the more we learn - the more we realize how ignorant we
are" So true... Eric "Carlo Jr." <carlo.jr@comcast.net> wrote in message news:dcbMa.613$3h3.353@rwcrnsc53... > yeah......& this was actually AFTER I learned how to be a "close tolerance > aircraft machinist" on the SR-71 for a year. This was at a time when + or - > .002" was really tight & the smallest finish cut we could take was.010" (or > the cutting tool would just flex) & we had to be + or - .0001 > We live & we learn - yet it seems that the more we learn - the more we > realize how ignorant we are > > -- > Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh > carlo.jr@comcast.net > '98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II > O|||||||O > '92 Explorer '65 Mustang > > > "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message > news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-gbw0MdYZ27qc@anon.none.net... > > On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:02:12 UTC "Carlo Jr." <carlojr@attbi.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message > > > news:NfOLa.346204$3n5.223799@news2.central.cox.net ... > > > > Eric Bailey wrote: > > > > > I actually snapped a screw off inside the 2.5L TB. Don't know why.. > it > > > > > wasn't tight. The thing just snapped in half. So one of my sensors > is > > > only > > > > > being held on by three screws. > > > > > > > > Should be fine. Extracting that screw isn't going to be easy unless > you > > > have > > > > a drill press and vice. Going by hand is just asking to drill extra > holes > > > > in the TB. > > > > > > Reminds me of when I was an aircraft machinist @ Beale AFB. Was supposed > to > > > be married in May & was informed on a Tuesday in February that I was to > go > > > to Okinawa the following Friday. I was extremely displeased & was even > more > > > displeased when they sent me out on a "line job" late Thursday > afternoon. My > > > flight was leaving @ 3:00AM & I wanted to pack, get some sleep, etc - > rather > > > than actually do any work. I was a bitter man. So.....someone had broken > off > > > a #4 screw on the engine somewhere & needed a machinist to come drill & > tap > > > it for him.......trying to drill a straight hole while still very angry > & > > > cussing rather loudly, lead to an off center hole - "screw it - just go > > > another size larger". Well I think I finally finished with a 1/4-28 & > > > stomped down the flight line, back to the shop & then to the barracks. > The > > > next AM - got up in the air & when it was ok to unbuckle, I jumped up on > top > > > of the baggage to take a nap. All of a sudden, it dawned on me - I > jumped > > > out of a sound sleep, hitting my head on the upper bulkhead & screamed > out > > > for someone to tell me the tail number of the aircraft........ "Son of a > > > Bitch!!!!!!! This is the one I worked on yesterday" Never saw so many > brave > > > men panic all at once before. I became a better machinist after that > day - & > > > I must say that I believe that I have a pretty good reputation as a > > > pharmacist. Every bolt I turn & every prescription I fill is as if I may > > > have to use that product (like, maybe the next AM) > > > > Guys like you were the reason I frequently carried an extra chute when > > I went out to test hop a/c. Maintainance improved markedly when it > > became known that I frequently required the crew chief to ride along > > when testing his fixes... > > > > -- > > Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net> > > |
Re: 62mm Throttle Body installed
yeah......& this was actually AFTER I learned how to be a "close tolerance
aircraft machinist" on the SR-71 for a year. This was at a time when + or - ..002" was really tight & the smallest finish cut we could take was.010" (or the cutting tool would just flex) & we had to be + or - .0001 We live & we learn - yet it seems that the more we learn - the more we realize how ignorant we are -- Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh carlo.jr@comcast.net '98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II O|||||||O '92 Explorer '65 Mustang "Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-gbw0MdYZ27qc@anon.none.net... > On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:02:12 UTC "Carlo Jr." <carlojr@attbi.com> > wrote: > > > > > "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message > > news:NfOLa.346204$3n5.223799@news2.central.cox.net ... > > > Eric Bailey wrote: > > > > I actually snapped a screw off inside the 2.5L TB. Don't know why.. it > > > > wasn't tight. The thing just snapped in half. So one of my sensors is > > only > > > > being held on by three screws. > > > > > > Should be fine. Extracting that screw isn't going to be easy unless you > > have > > > a drill press and vice. Going by hand is just asking to drill extra holes > > > in the TB. > > > > Reminds me of when I was an aircraft machinist @ Beale AFB. Was supposed to > > be married in May & was informed on a Tuesday in February that I was to go > > to Okinawa the following Friday. I was extremely displeased & was even more > > displeased when they sent me out on a "line job" late Thursday afternoon. My > > flight was leaving @ 3:00AM & I wanted to pack, get some sleep, etc - rather > > than actually do any work. I was a bitter man. So.....someone had broken off > > a #4 screw on the engine somewhere & needed a machinist to come drill & tap > > it for him.......trying to drill a straight hole while still very angry & > > cussing rather loudly, lead to an off center hole - "screw it - just go > > another size larger". Well I think I finally finished with a 1/4-28 & > > stomped down the flight line, back to the shop & then to the barracks. The > > next AM - got up in the air & when it was ok to unbuckle, I jumped up on top > > of the baggage to take a nap. All of a sudden, it dawned on me - I jumped > > out of a sound sleep, hitting my head on the upper bulkhead & screamed out > > for someone to tell me the tail number of the aircraft........ "Son of a > > Bitch!!!!!!! This is the one I worked on yesterday" Never saw so many brave > > men panic all at once before. I became a better machinist after that day - & > > I must say that I believe that I have a pretty good reputation as a > > pharmacist. Every bolt I turn & every prescription I fill is as if I may > > have to use that product (like, maybe the next AM) > > Guys like you were the reason I frequently carried an extra chute when > I went out to test hop a/c. Maintainance improved markedly when it > became known that I frequently required the crew chief to ride along > when testing his fixes... > > -- > Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net> |
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