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I just don't understand your insistence that I shove a sponge in my snorkel. Sounds a little weird. If you have a question about helicopter repair bring your checkbook. I'm not cheap. I will suit myself. Thanks.

I was a helicopter mechanic for 28 years. I guarantee that you are blocking the airflow. That type of sponge is made form polyurethane foam. As that type of sponge ages they disintegrate into little pieces. Those pieces are going to get sucked into the engine. Not good.

The dealership installed the parts they thought would work. During a test drive the car threw an error code so they had to remove the modification. They said they would look for an alternative but I think they are blowing smoke up my skirt. Doesn't matter at this point. Here is a list of the...

I don't drink beer. At my age it gives me a headache. I am not going to miss 1100 bucks. The modification didn't work so we are just going to go with it as is. The noise isn't as loud as the wife thought it would be.

Good question. This is a birthday present for my wife. We looked at the allocations for Pros in Colorado and called on the ones that she liked the color on. The dealers that had the color she wanted would not reserve the allocation for that particular vehicle. They all said that they had a...

Retired Army helicopter mechanic. Now I do woodworking in my shop.

I am not really worried about the cost so much as avoiding any warranty problems in the future. They won't be able to deny any warranty claim based on blocking the snorkel as they are the ones doing the modification.

I am not sure about the specifics. I will take pics when we take delivery and post any other information. I assume that we will get an invoice for parts.

I called our salesman yesterday and told him that if we can't block the snorkel without voiding the warranty we didn't want the car. He included the cost of blocking the snorkel on the price agreement today. The service department is going to do the mod. It is going to cost $1171.00. I don't...