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   Message 1,706 of 2,177   
   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?   
      
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