At 09:34 PM 7/13/00 -0700, pwood - pop wrote: >But the story that I heard was that the riveter that ERCO had used to >stitch those tanks together had broken. And Univair deigned not to >repair it.
So Univair wants the business so long as it carries with it none of the responsibility associated with supporting the marque. > Hince, they can't make the tanks per the original specs, 'Can't' is such an easy out. 'Won't do what has to be done to do so' is more like it. >and they do not want to certify a new tank. Again, wanting none of the responsibility that goes with support. > > I wonder if an Alon style (i.e. welded, not riveted) tank could be > > made up and STC'd or 337'd for the 415 series? >Anything can be made up. Certification is another matter. Only the >way it was done is good enough. Currently, there is an alternative system certified (i.e., the 30 gallon system). So it can be done. Also, the fact that some Coupes (i.e., the Alons) were certificated with welded, rather than riveted, tanks should go a long way towards getting the STC to make up an Alon style welded tank in the slightly different shape required for the 415. My experience finding a tank suggests that, contrary to what someone else said, the supply of used tanks is rapidly drying up. As is the supply of people willing to rebuild the old ones, at any price. It's a serious problem. Greg __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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