From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Takin' it to the streets
To: lml
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:02:52 -0500
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Posted for "Farnsworth" <farnsworth@charter.net>:

  Robert,
  
  I normally don't enter disagreements in which I don't have an interest or
  know both sides of the story. It is obvious you are frustrated with what has
  transpired in your case.
  
  I have had good support from both Ron and Stuart for that past two years at
  Reno. I've even dropped by, a couple of times, at their place of business
  and Ron was very accommodating to my needs. I know of one instance where Ron
  flew in his own airplane to pick up an engine to help resolve an engine
  problem.
  
  I don't believe that Ron advertises that the engines he delivers are run to
  break in. I know mine wasn't.
  
  If late delivery of an engine is enough to condemn a producer of engines, I
  think the entire aviation engine producing group would have to be condemned.
  
  Regards,
  
  Lynn Farnsworth
  Super Legacy #235
  TSIO-550 Powered
  Race #44
  
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From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of
  Lancair
  Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 7:32 PM
  To: lml
  Subject: [LML] Takin' it to the streets
  
  .  I did finally get my engine, 5 months late and a month after I had wired
  the balance to their bank because the engine was "crated and on the dock to
  ship
  
  The engine had supposedly been run on a dyno to break it in, but after
  installation on the aircraft from day 1 it ran extremely low oil pressure.
  Their suggested "fixes" did not work and it took the eye and insight of Mark
  Mahnke to discover that the rebuilder had assembled the engine with a bent
  oil pressure relief valve.  When that was replaced the engine brought in
  more reasonable oil pressure numbers.

  I have the engine and it seems to run OK now - so why am I bitching?  They
  owe me money!
  
  
  Robert M. Simon
  
  ES-P N301ES