----- Original Message -----
From: "K. Smith"
Newsgroups: rec.boats
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 2:08 AM


As with Ficht remember 4 out of 5 didn't fail. Well OK with Tom it's 2
outta 3 didn't:-)


Ah, Karen is back and sounds like she hasn't taken her medication again.
You are wrong on your quote about FICHTS. It was David Jones, the then
president of OMC who stated in 1998 that 1 in 5 FICHTs with a 25" shaft
(150-175hp) had major problems. That was during the news conference when
they announced the factory teams that went around the country to fix
dealer's and customer's engines with the new cylinder heads and updated
software.



Just on the advice from Bill, be a little careful he is "involved" indeed
was spruiking Fichts right up to the end & even claimed as a big Florida
dealer he'd never even seen a blown Ficht:-).



Oh, Karen, you are making things up again. Years back I told you that none
of my customers had blown 150 or 175 FICHTs, but I had seen some brought to
me that were purchased at other dealers. Before boat delivery, we run each
rig, check things out, and make sure it is propped correctly. Oh yes, I work
for a mid-sized family owned dealer as I told you before.


Of course he ran away with all the other dealers when owners were left
swinging after Ficht, wouldn't even show his head in the NG, no actual
help at all.


Damn, at least you are consistant and lie and make up things all the time,
instead of just once in a while. I've been in this newsgroup for more years
than I remember and it was long before you came along. I'm probably the only
one in the marine industry who has been answering service questions and
correcting misinformation for the folks looking for help here at rec.boats
for any length of time.



As for the specific thermostat thing be very careful already E-Tecs have
blamed failures on "overheating" along with the usual this or that & who
knows?????

Now you are making things up again. Can you back up your statement with any
facts, dates, serial numbers, news accounts? Third and fourth hand stories
from unsubstantiated sources don't count.


By the way, my granddaughter will be visiting your fine country this summer
on an educational field trip and she is looking forward to it. It's for
almost 3 weeks and they travel to different parts of the continent to
interact with the different cultures, and to understand the history of the
areas. Do you have any tips or suggestions that I can pass on to her?
Thanks.

Bill Grannis
service manager