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An aside but ... > "mechanic suggested a $20,000 engine overhaul, I spent the next two weeks researching the issue on my own, called multiple friends of mine a

• pc86 7y ago
  The mechanic doesn't want to re-engineer anything, they want to make money. It's quite a bit less tinkering for an A&P to drop in a new engine than it is to replace an interior part that may require tearing part of the engine down. Even a $300 part would pretty quickly become a high 4-figure bill if you're paying a mechanic or two $150+/hr to tear down your engine to replace it, then rebuild it, then test fly it.
  • matt_s 7y ago
    Similarly, I bet the mechanic is going to be held to their work and dropping in a new engine shifts the responsibility to a warranty item vs. them finding there is more work needed after digging in and replacing a part.
    • mikestew 7y ago
      I’ve had that happen when I was an auto mechanic. Car comes in with symptoms of leaking valves/seals/guides. “We can put a new head on it, but now that the top end is nice and tight, it very well might blow the old, weak-ass piston rings. Recommend a rebuilt.” Put a new head on it, sho’ enough, car comes back two weeks later blowing smoke from the rings. The $300 part fixes your problem today, the rebuilt engine fixes the reliability problem you might still have after the $300 quick-fix.
• LegitShady 7y ago
  How much time have you spent in engine bays? What do you know about tolerances i jet engines. You aren't qualified and will likely never be qualified to be your own jet mechanic, let alone your own aero engineer.
  • dang 7y ago
    Crossing into personal attack isn't ok here. If you keep breaking the site guidelines and failing to use HN as intended, we're going to have to ban you. Please read https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and fix this if you want to keep posting here.
    • LegitShady 7y ago
      I am an engineer this was not a personal attack. Most people are not qualified and will never be rated to work on their own aircraft, in the same way they are not qualified to structurally engineer their homes or similar. Aircraft are not software projects and it's not really about php vs bugfixing. Please identify which part of the post was a personal attack so I can fix it to your satisfaction
      • dang 7y ago
        Your comment was almost entirely about the other person. You said "you" or "your" five times. Combining that with critical language and a prosecutorial style makes for personal attack, even if you didn't think that was what you were doing. How to fix it: don't mix personal language with sharp criticism, and don't use a prosecutorial style. We want curious conversation here, not cross examination. The guidelines cover all this and more: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html It sounds like you know a lot in this field. The very best thing to do in that case is not to go on about others' ignorance (demonstrated or assumed)—it's rather to share some of what you know, so the rest of us can learn.
        • LegitShady 7y ago
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