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|  Message 1706  |
|  Jim Haight to Eric Hutchins  |
|  Problem report  |
|  11 Jun 13 17:01:27  |
 Re: Problem report > Were you talking about Fieros? > Eric > PS. Good to see you on FidoNet! No.... Porsche 914! It had a VW bus engine in it basically but the Germans always experimented with alloy combinations. Afterall, an aircooled engine should expand and contract and keep it's tolerances. I remember someone getting a new beetle in 1973 and the thing started leaking oil soon after they got it. I suspect the engine tolerances changed rather rapidly. Well, to cut to the quick, there was a hefty percentage of magnesium in the alloy which, when ignited properly, would be impossible to put out. I think this plagued even the 911 flat six from time to time but I would have to research it. Fieros? Now is that a play on the word fire? Origin: Mysteria Majicka BBS; telnet://majicka.at2k.org; Virtual Advanced BBS VirtualNet 1@141000; FidoNet 1:322/757 Cape Cod Massachusetts 10 nodes --- Virtual Advanced Ver 2 for DOS * Origin: Mysteria Majicka BBS (1:322/757) |
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