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Dan; Agree on all counts! Let's teach the little child to walk correctly so that he's able to one day run! Al DeMarzo Visit the Ercoupe Swap Page - Free and Easy http://www.ercoupeowners.com/swap/swapbook.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Hall To: AJ DeMarzo ; 'Ctech' Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Coupe Maintenance Hints and Tips Is there a comprehensive Ercoupe specific maintenance & repair manual available that has been written by a knowledgeable A&P / IA??? If so please point me in the right direction because I'd sure love to own a copy!!! However if such a thing existed, I doubt we'd be having this conversation. IMHO - In the meantime this seems like a good start, and I applaud Ed for starting the ball rolling. The Wikipedea model that Ralph's suggested isn't perfect either however; nothing ever is, and once again it would be a good start on something that does not currently exist and is sorely needed while we still have Ercoupe experts around to share the information. Al, BTW - thanks for the great swap page. It is a valuable resource to the Ercoupe community too. Thanks also to John Cooper & Skyport for his technical & parts support! If own or love our Ercoupes, we're all in the same boat together. Best regards, Dan Hall N3968H Region 7 ----- Original Message ----- From: AJ DeMarzo To: 'Ctech' Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:40 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Coupe Maintenance Hints and Tips ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Does anybody else see the problem here? If it needs to be edited after it's published, it's rubbish to begin with. What happens to the folks that use the recommendations before they are edited. Who is to say the edited version is correct? These things should be written by qualified mechanics who have specific experience in the subject. Although it's not brain surgery, there is a definite right and wrong method. This Wikipedia thing is dangerous and as far as I'm concerned bulls#*t. In this instance the moderators DO need to be dictators. Al DeMarzo Visit the Ercoupe Swap Page - Free and Easy http://www.ercoupeowners.com/swap/swapbook.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph Finch To: 'Ctech' Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 7:36 PM Subject: RE: [COUPERS-TECH] Coupe Maintenance Hints and Tips ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- I've used (edited) two wikis, the wikipedia site I mentioned and a local one for the city I live in. Neither required any special codes at all and were surprisingly easy to edit. The objection most people have is, don't you just get a lot of garbage there, since anyone can edit? And the answer seems to be you do have to have moderators, but they should not be dictatorial. It's surprising how the best information comes out of a group. The problem with the Wiki's out there are that they are hard to figure out. There are dozens of special codes you need to type in to use it to it's potential. I will look into other options though. - Jason ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
