fyi:Jan 1, 1999! The "MAN ALERT" Newsletter goes on the Net & in Print.
PISTONFAIL
The main items in this first issue will be:
1)The sring of Proof-An irrefutable paper track confirms MAN Failures.
2)The Public Response-International reaction to Man marine engine piston
failures.
3)Owner Testimonials-It happened to them and to many others.
You may e-mail your request for a free copy of our 4 color MAN ALERT Newsletter
to
pisto...@aol.com
If you are in the marine industry and wish to distribute this Newsletter at the
upcoming Boat Shows or just to Mail them to your customers, please e-mail me
at: pisto...@aol.com
Over 238 MAN engine PISTON FAILURES! So much for German engineering!! The
number keeps growing (well over 200 now!). These failures took place in
6,8,10,12 cylinder models at 1000 hours or less!
GO TO : http://www.elalouf.com
for facts, lab reports, interesting and enlightning letters, picture album of
my 12 cylinder engine after it exploded violently at 1000 hours with the MAN
service representative on board.
Please note, in the last 90 days, I have received over 44,000 hits on my web
site. Because of this huge success, I am working on expanding my site. I have
dug up an incredible collection of signed documents that I will include on the
original letterheads. I promise you some enlightening reading from an
interesting cast of characters as well as dozens of testimonials from Man
engine owners. The new site will be up and running by or before the upcoming
January boat show and will be found at the same address.
For your information, the case in Florida against the German Man Co. is not
over yet as Man would lead you to beleive. Florida Man did not accept
responsibility for my Man engines. They did not make them, they did not sell
them to me, therefore they are not responsible in Florida because of privity
laws. But in no way have they addressed the issue of the 200+ failures in
America that I have documented. In no way have they addressed the fact that
they kept selling these engines telling every one they were the best most
efficient, longest lasting engines on the market (10,000-20,000 hours before a
refit) when they knew for years they were having piston failures. These issues
are still in front of the Florida Court to be decided on a claim of
deceptive and unfair trade practices .
We also expect a class action suit to be filed soon in a northern court. We
will keep you informed.
BOAT BRANDS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED PISTON FAILURES
Group A (10 to 30 failures each)/
Viking Yachts, Ocean Yachts, Bay Marine, Bertram Yachts, Ricky Scarborough,
Hatteras.
Group B (4 to 7 failures each)/
Davis Yachts, Jim Smith, Shore Boat builders, Sunseeker, Berger yachts , Craig
Blackwell, Derektor yachts, Sportsman.
Group C ( 1to 3 failures each)/
American Yachts, Antago Yachts, Azimut yachts, B. C. Boats, Bahia, Black Fin,
Downeaster, Duffy & Duffy, Fairline Marine, Forbes, G & S Boats, Garlington,
Henriques, Heritage, Hi Tech, Leopard, Manely, Merrit, Mikelson, Monteray
Yachts,
Neptunus, Northcoast, Post, Revenge ,Riva , Starship, Versilcraft.
Several commercial vessels whose manufacturers will not be listed here
experienced 26 piston failures between them.
Please send us your experiences with MAN marine diesel engine piston failures:
Sion Elalouf
516-546-6871 FAX
pisto...@aol.com
Tell me, is it true that the new MAN management team has or will be issuing
a recall on a number of MAN engines? If so, what reason was given? When?
What boat brands does it cover? Your help is appreciated and as you know, I
keep my sources confidential.
Gould 0738
issue with other engines as well, but without anybody trying to organize a
lawsuit.
Isn't there some responsibility on the part of the consumer?
Not everybody would catch it of course, but doesn't the pitch
that a product is suddenly smaller, lighter, and develops more
horepower than before cause a big question mark to appear? It would for me.
If an engine at "X" displacement
has a history of reliably providing 250 hp and providing a service life of
10,000 hours or better, why would it make sense to expect a "new improved"
engine of the same displacement to produce 30 to 50% more hp and still retain
the same longevity?
The reason to buy a diesel is to get a massively built engine that will
dissipate heat efficiently and last a long, long time.
If somebody wants a small lightweight engine why not just go gasoline in the
first place?
Of course there's a lot of competition in the engine business and the mfgs are
going to give the public what the public thinks it wants, regardless of whether
it makes any engineering sense to do so.
Diesel price tags on engines with gasoline type service lives?
Not a good thing.