X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:00:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nschwmtas03p.mx.bigpond.com ([61.9.189.143] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4540448 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:02:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=61.9.189.143; envelope-from=frederickmoreno@bigpond.com Received: from nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com ([124.182.29.164]) by nschwmtas03p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20101025020136.NXJG13334.nschwmtas03p.mx.bigpond.com@nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com> for ; Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:01:36 +0000 Received: from Razzle ([124.182.29.164]) by nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20101025020135.EZAE8424.nschwotgx01p.mx.bigpond.com@Razzle> for ; Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:01:35 +0000 From: "Frederick Moreno" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Questions - Performance Engines Putridity X-Original-Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:01:32 +0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <013a01cb73e8$8dbd2020$a9376060$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_013B_01CB742B.9BE06020" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Actz3Ru0Z2QvaVG1RLOZhnyG8i6G/wACz3zw Content-Language: en-au X-RPD-ScanID: Class unknown; VirusThreatLevel unknown, RefID str=0001.0A150204.4CC4E500.01C4,ss=1,fgs=0 X-SIH-MSG-ID: ohw0GND6TFa2kTAvmTy2alorgFm6/gF5uMhSBI0wt0lHEVbCu8XAQsKhbaFI34/g0C4xaUSVQTJkc67hTY/TuNmxK79XSrLZ5vg2 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_013B_01CB742B.9BE06020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Posted for John Barrett. - Fred =20 Thanks Lynn for your response. It seems to reinforce what we've been = hearing about PE. You have to wonder what went wrong with Monson and = how so many of us could have been sucked down this rathole. =20 I am wondering if anyone has a clue how to find out what is in our = engines short of performing a tear down? =20 Regards, John Barrett On Oct 24, 2010, at 2:40 PM, "farnsworth" = wrote: John, =20 I am one of the first people to get a TSIO-550 engine from Ron. The = engine was well built. I did have a few items that Ron fixed ; an oil = leak from the accessory pad on the right front of the engine, a cracked = exhaust pipe and a crack around the oil drain in the oil pan. =20 Ron provided race support at Reno for about four years. I had heard = several complaints about Ron and his engines during this time frame. = However, my engine was doing fine and he was supporting me at Reno. I = knew some people were unhappy with Ron. Since my experience had been = good, the benefit of the doubt went to Ron. =20 In 2008, at Reno, I replaced all 6 cylinders (4 had low compression). = Ron did not have 6 cylinders so I got them from Pacific Continental. Ron = offered to overhaul the 6 cylinders I had removed. He said he would = provide the overhaul under race support. It was about 6 months before I = delivered them to him (March of 2009). =20 I have not seen the cylinders since. My telephone calls and emails go = unanswered. I did note a discussion on the LML, about June of 2009, that = Ron had delivered a set of cylinders to a customer who was threatening = legal action.=20 =20 I no longer would recommend Ron to anyone. My engine was well built, = but, for what ever reason, Ron seems to have lost his way.=20 =20 Lynn Farnsworth Super Legacy=20 TSIO-550 Powered Race #44 Mm0 .6=20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_013B_01CB742B.9BE06020 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Posted for John = Barrett.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 -=C2=A0 Fred

Thanks Lynn for your response. It seems to = reinforce what we've been hearing about PE. You have to wonder what went = wrong with Monson and how so many of us could have been sucked down this = rathole.

I am wondering if anyone has a clue how to find out = what is in our engines short of performing a tear down?

Regards,

John Barrett

On Oct 24, 2010, at 2:40 PM, "farnsworth" <farnsworth@charter.net> = wrote:

John,

I am one of the first people to get a TSIO-550 engine from = Ron. The engine was well built. I did have a few items that Ron fixed ; an oil = leak from the accessory pad on the right front of the engine, a cracked exhaust = pipe and a crack around the oil drain in the oil pan.

Ron provided race support at Reno for about four years. I = had heard several complaints about Ron and his engines during this time frame. = However, my engine was doing fine and he was supporting me at Reno. I knew some = people were unhappy with Ron. Since my experience had been good, the benefit of = the doubt went to Ron.

In 2008, at Reno, I replaced all 6 cylinders (4 had low compression). Ron did not have 6 cylinders so I got them from Pacific Continental. Ron offered to overhaul the 6 cylinders I had removed. He = said he would provide the overhaul under race support. It was about 6 months = before I delivered them to him (March of 2009).

I have not seen the cylinders since. My telephone calls and = emails go unanswered. I did note a discussion on the LML, about June of 2009, = that Ron had delivered a set of cylinders to a customer who was threatening legal action.

I no longer would recommend Ron to anyone. My engine was = well built, but, for what ever reason, Ron seems to have lost his way. =

Lynn Farnsworth

Super Legacy

TSIO-550 Powered

Race #44

Mm0 .6

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