Wow William, just what I need! Put me down for buying a copy as soon as you get it updated. Sure wish I had one when I first got my coupe.
--- In [email protected], "William R. Bayne" <ercog...@...> wrote: > > > Hi Linda, > > Yes, I created such an index over twenty years ago. Titles of ADs, > Service Bullletins, etc. often are not indicative of other pertinent > information, such as torque values or tightening sequences, rigging > or other information of specific routine maintenance or repair > importance. I recognized the need to be able to look up specific > information in more than one way. Specifically, one can look up the > subject of an AD by AD number, but also find the information therein > by subject or, if it contains a torque value, under "Torque". Nobody > can keep all this in their head, even mechanics who limit their > "practice" to Ercoupes, et. al; and I am confident that even our > "pros" will want to buy a copy once it is complete and current. > > Note that the second entry is one of many reasons that an Ercoupe > owner needs to have, as reference, the Forney Service Manual and > Service Bulletins issued by Forney and Alon that apply to earlier > Ercoupes. Today most of us have the McCauley metal prop and the > Cleveland Wheels and Brakes not covered in the original Ercoupe > Service Manual. Here's an example of the last page: > > > > > I'm in the process of updating it. "Sources" change (such as the > Type Certificates and ADs) or have additions over time. > > I also am undecided as to the wisdom (from a liability standpoint) of > including in my cross-reference information from a Chevelle Service > Manual, obviously NOT an "authoritative" aviation source, that > appears nonetheless pertinent and directly applicable to the proper > installation, maintenance and repair of our fuel transfer > pumps. ;<) Even with the most carefully worded disclaimer, an > author can still be dragged into court and suffer considerable legal > expenses in our society of today. > > WRB > > -- > > On Sep 1, 2010, at 10:49, Linda Abrams wrote: > > > Thank you, Paul (and the others who wrote off-list)! > > So is finding mechanical answers a matter of reading all of the ADs & > > all of the service manual & all SBs & SMs up front, and then "just" > > remembering whether/where a topic has been addressed? Or is there > > some sort of an index that directs you to all the cumulative written > > sources that apply to each task, or even each system? I know about > > the great photo essays that Hartmut has begun collecting on his > > website, but the number of those is still limited. Has any sort of > > comprehensive written index been created that says something like, > > e.g. "Fuel pump: see pp.___ of X reference, p. ___ of Y reference, > > A.D.s ##___, and SB # _____ ?" > > > > Linda > > > > Paul Anton wrote: > > > > Ad 81-07-06 Paragraph (3)e specifies both gaskets are to be > > replaced and > > torque of 30 +- 5 inch pounds > > >
