[SEL] Re: Literature on Old Engine - Ethics Question

Richard Strobel Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com
Sat Feb 26 11:14:50 PST 2005


Good catch Arn!

Gotta get back to mopping up water in 1/3rd the upstairs.  Ladies, hire a 
professonal repairman next time an appliance needs 
fixin'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rickinsouthern Ka


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arnie Fero" <fero_ah at city-net.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Cc: "Old Engine" <stationary-engine at oldengine.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 11:49 AM
Subject: [SEL] Re: Literature on Old Engine - Ethics Question


> Hi Folks,
>
> I've got a problem with two of the items that are listed in this handy
> dandy collection of literature.
>
> Specifically, the Bessemer Oilfield Engine manual and the Wico EK manual.
> In my opinion we have no business putting those on the web or keeping
> them there.
> http://www.oldengine.org/docs/Bessemer_Ox_OM.pdf
> http://www.oldengine.org/docs/Wico_EK_OM.pdf
>
> The reason that I strongly object is that these are items that Ed Deis
> sells at Hit & Miss Enterprises.  Notice the "L03" and the "L43" in the
> upper right hand corner of the cover pages?  Those are Ed's "Catalog
> Numbers."  http://www.hitnmiss.com/22.htm
> He lists L03 for sale for $15 and L43 for $3.
>
> Do we REALLY need to rip someone off who provides so many parts and so
> much literature to the hobby?  Come on, if you want a copy of those
> manuals, send Hit & Miss $15 or $3.  If you're in this hobby to any
> extent, even $15 isn't gonna break the bank.  Hell, I spill beer worth
> more than that on a typical engine show weekend!
>
> How about it folks?  Take those off the web.  Let's not cut the hobby
> suppliers who do so much for us.  In fact, why not add a link to Hit &
> Miss's Literature page and push some business Ed's way?
>
> See ya,  Arnie
>
> PS - PLEASE don't go into a long song & dance about where the scans came
> from or how long they've been on the web.  Frankly, I don't care.  I think
> keeping them on the web now is the wrong thing to do.
>
> Arnie Fero
> Pittsburgh, PA
> fero_ah at city-net.com
>
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Listerdiesel wrote:
>
> > OK, I have rewritten the menu page for the document section to reflect
> > the overall pictorial changes that we made to the Oldengine site a few
> > years ago. The direct URL for the documents section is :
> >
> > http://www.oldengine.org/docs/Docs.htm
>
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