Well, if any of you have to buy a "minimum package of 179" or some such
thing, I'll buy some of the excess!  I'd just love to say "Feed me, feed

and have someone send me this insanely hard to ID stuff and all I have to

is pay some money and get it with no research.  I'd even pay a "finders

etc to make it worth your time.

David

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: WAYTEX LS1 Plugs


> David,
>
>     we are at this point talking about the  Metri-Pack connectors (and

> pin/terminals) that plug into the LS1 type coils power and control
> connector - not the spark plug leads.  They appear to be becoming pretty
> much standard connectors on most modern US automobiles (at least those
> produced by GM).  They appear to be well designed and made - individual
> sealing of each lead into the plug, so looks like good weather sealing -
> but, have not actually used them as yet.
>
>    WayTek had the parts at a very reasonable price.  The only part they
did
> not have was the terminals that cost pennies each.  They claimed
manufacture
> distribution problems and originally told me they would have them in
August
> which has come and gone.  There are other sources, but the problem is
there
> are so many almost-alike connectors and terminals that it is easy to get
> mismatches if you are not careful.
>
> Ed
>
> Ed Anderson
> RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
> Matthews, NC
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Carter" <dcarter@datarecall.net>
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 8:02 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: WAYTEX LS1 Plugs
>
>
> > Ed & Dale,
> >
> > Are you guys talking about the "latest-greatest" ends for LS1 coil

> > that go on the blocks or on the spark plugs?  I must have missed the
first
> > part of this.
> >
> > I'm getting closer and closer to ordering such stuff - are these
> Metri-pack
> > ends , pins, etc, the best you've found so far?
> >
> > David
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
> > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 4:32 PM
> > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: WAYTEX LS1 Plugs
> >
> >
> > > Hi Dale,
> > >
> > >     Yes, I certainly understand your frustration with the seemingly

> > don't
> > > give a d___ attitude toward customers".  While I have had somewhat
more
> > > pleasant exchange with my sales rep, I have sent him another message
> > > reminding him that the projected ship date was August.  In the
meantime,
> I
> > > have located  4 other sources that advertise the same terminal by
> > Metri-Pack
> > > part number.  There are a number of others that would appear to

> but
> > I
> > > am only looking into those sources that have the terminal by
Metri-Pack
> > part
> > > number..
> > >
> > >    If the response I get back from WAYTEK is not satisfactory, I
intend
> to
> > > contact these other sources and see what I price I can obtain.  The
> prices
> > > vary from $6.10 for a pack of 10 (hands up - this is a robbery) to
0.14
> > per
> > > terminal, min order of $25 which would give me 178 terminals -
somewhat
> > more
> > > than what I need {:>)   I'll let you know what I find out.
> > >
> > > Ed
> > >
> > > Ed Anderson
> > > RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
> > > Matthews, NC
> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dale Rogers" <rogersda@cox.net>
> > > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 12:02 PM
> > > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: WAYTEX LS1 Plugs
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi All,
> > > >
> > > >    Re:
> > > >
> > > > > From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
> > > > > Date: 2004/07/03 Sat PM 05:16:26 EDT
> > > > > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> > > > > Subject: [FlyRotary] WAYTEX LS1 Plugs
> > > > >
> > > > > For those of you who may be considering or have ordered the LS1
> Plugs
> > > from WAYTEX, I have been informed that the Pins which are on back
order,
> > > will probably not be shipped until August.
> > > > >
> > > > > Just wanted you to know.
> > > >
> > > >    Right now, I just don't know what to think about Waytek's
> > > > service.  Mostly, I'm not a very happy camper. About a week
> > > > ago, I sent an email inquiring about the status of my
> > > > backordered pins.  No response until I got the following, which
> includes
> > > my responses.
> > > >
> > > > ====================== 12-Sep-2004 =========================
> > > >
> > > > Hi Michelle,
> > > >
> > > >    You wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Regarding oder #600062-001 your backorder part has
> > > > > arrived. The value of the parts is $5.08.  Do you want
> > > > > us to ship this or cancel and have you reorder with
> > > > > other parts?
> > > >
> > > >    The value of those parts is that the #38207 connectors ($8.83),
> > > > and the #38208 seals ($5.11), that I already paid for, are useless
> > > > without the pins that were backordered.
> > > >
> > > > > If you would still like this shipped how do you want it
> > > > > shipped?  The original order was sent UPS Ground.
> > > >
> > > >    UPS ground?  For what it's worth, you could put them in a
> > > > padded envelope and send them U.S. Mail.  I just want the parts
> > > > that I paid for 2-1/2 months ago.
> > > >
> > > > > If we don't here from you by 09/16/04 this order will be

> > > automatically in our system.
> > > >
> > > >    Umm, you've already charged my credit card for those parts.
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > > Dale Rogers
> > > >
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