X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:17:48 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nskntmtas01p.mx.bigpond.com ([61.9.168.137] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4523395 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:50:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=61.9.168.137; envelope-from=frederickmoreno@bigpond.com Received: from nskntotgx04p.mx.bigpond.com ([124.182.29.164]) by nskntmtas01p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20101022104936.XLPC20205.nskntmtas01p.mx.bigpond.com@nskntotgx04p.mx.bigpond.com> for ; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:49:36 +0000 Received: from Razzle ([124.182.29.164]) by nskntotgx04p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20101022104935.PRDB6348.nskntotgx04p.mx.bigpond.com@Razzle> for ; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:49:35 +0000 From: "Frederick Moreno" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Questions - Performance Engines Perfidity X-Original-Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:49:27 +0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <007101cb71d6$cd3abd70$67b03850$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0072_01CB7219.DB5DFD70" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Actx1sw+expAd0TnTMivkC3DRPL46A== Content-Language: en-au X-RPD-ScanID: Class unknown; VirusThreatLevel unknown, RefID str=0001.0A150201.4CC16C40.0134,ss=1,fgs=0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01CB7219.DB5DFD70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit John Barrett is out of country and asked me to forward his post below. Fred As owner of a TSIO 550 engine sold as new/experimental, I have been following this discussion with growing concern. I was involved with a group of three customers including Fred M. who negotiated with Monson and ordered engines simultaneously. I have not had first flight yet although I have run the engine on the aircraft enough to dial it in for first flight. Some questions and thoughts come to mind: 1. Since the rush to purchase Performance Engines products was fueled by testimonials on the LML from one or more participants in the races at Reno, what can these owners tell us about their experiences with PE products in the intervening time since those testimonials? 2. Are there PE customers out there who are satisfied with their engines? What maintenance issues have surfaced for them and how many hours have they got on theirs? 3. As owners of PE engines that have not (yet?) had problems, what should we do to minimize risk to life and limb? Should we treat this as if it were an AD note for complete tear down, or is there some less painful alternative at this point? John Barrett ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01CB7219.DB5DFD70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

John Barrett is = out of country and asked me to forward his post below. = Fred

As owner of a TSIO 550 engine sold as = new/experimental, I have been following this discussion with growing concern. I was = involved with a group of three customers including Fred M. who negotiated with = Monson and ordered engines simultaneously. I have not had first flight yet = although I have run the engine on the aircraft enough to dial it in for first = flight.

Some questions and thoughts come to = mind:

1. Since the rush to purchase Performance Engines = products was fueled by testimonials on the LML from one or more participants in = the races at Reno, what can these owners tell us about their experiences = with PE products in the intervening time since those = testimonials?

2. Are there PE customers out there who are = satisfied with their engines? What maintenance issues have surfaced for them and = how many hours have they got on theirs?

3. As owners of PE engines that have not (yet?) had problems, what should we do to minimize risk to life and limb? = Should we treat this as if it were an AD note for complete tear down, or is there = some less painful alternative at this point?

John = Barrett

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