Yep, I heard that they pulled all the 33's off the 141's and were planning on using them to re-engine the 52's since the 141's engines were more powerful. I don't know what's happened with that tho. I'd heard that they were considering using the CFM-56 to re-engine the 52 but I talked with a pilot about it and his reply was he wouldn't want to give up 8 engines for 4. The last 52 I worked on was planted into the ground at Fairchild.

BTW, my hat's off to you for pitching in on swapping out the generator. It's not often we get aircrew asking just how some of the systems work, let alone jump in and turn a wrench. I still really like busting my knuckles. My troops give me funny looks when I step out of my office to start tearing down or building up a gearbox or starter.