Re: Any Books On Operating Off Spec., Jerry Rigs, Etc.?

My understanding is that the approved JAL procedure for fixing aircraft hydro lines with longitudinal cracks is to tightly wrap the tube with music wire for a few diameters on either side of the end of the crack, and then drip cyano-acrylate (superglue) onto it. This is kept as-is until the next depot maintenance.

At least that is what I heard when I worked at the Tokyo Heliport...(4-19, shin-kiba, koto-ku, Tokyo-to, Nihon)

And everyone that I know that works on old cars has used a match book cover to set the gap on the points in the old style distributor.

A jerry rig aka "jury rig" or "Carolina rig" is > simply an innovation that was too ugly to > get good PR. > > I've heard Latin Americans in Florida snear > in disgust that if all you do is replace parts > you aren't a REAL mechanic. > > "Tom Miller" snipped-for-privacy@melbpc.org.au > > > >The title of the book would probably be _Hey, It Works . . ._ > >> > >My contribution to the book> > > > >One of my foremen (in the Fiji Islands in the 1970's)repaired a centrifugal > >pump with a split casing by wiring it together, putting a box around it,and > >pouring it full of concrete. It got us going in about 12 hours( had to let > >it harden at least a little bit). The new part arrived about 3 weeks later. > >Had a bugger of a job getting that concrete off > > Some shoe string budget/skeleton crew > operations might not even bother replacing > the part if the concrete held up. > > >BretCahill wrote in >damaging the cylinder or seals or hydraulic pump, but, > >hey, it seems to work, > >>and a pretty long time at that! > >> > >>The roof leaks directly onto the 700 volt ballast of a flourescent fixture > but > >>the light seems to remain functional in the worst thunderstorms. > >> > >>Add your own off spec. experiences. > >> > >>The title of the book would probably be _Hey, It Works . . ._ > >> > >>Where can I get a copy? > >> > >> > >>Bret Cahill
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