mike mcs repair
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chugiak AK
When did you decide to get in line?
One other question. I have a S so 1500 tbo. Is the tbo the same on a ponk'd engine?
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When did you decide to get in line?
One other question. I have a S so 1500 tbo. Is the tbo the same on a ponk'd engine?
I asked Texas Jack once what kind of testing they had to go through in order to get a 2500 hour TBO. His answer surprised me. "Nothing". I pressed him further. How did you get the FAA to sign off on 2500 hours with no testing? "Because we originally asked for 3000 which they wouldn't give us so they compromised at 2500."...Texas Skyways says 2500 hours, right?
I asked Texas Jack once what kind of testing they had to go through in order to get a 2500 hour TBO. His answer surprised me. "Nothing". I pressed him further. How did you get the FAA to sign off on 2500 hours with no testing? "Because we originally asked for 3000 which they wouldn't give us so they compromised at 2500."
And that my friends is the very same FAA that is telling us what we can and can not do to our certificated planes.
if you aren't a commercial operator TBO doesn't mean much. The better question is will a PPonk run to 2000 hours better than a standard 470? I have my doubts. Heck, Texas Skyways says 2500 hours, right? Marketing is a powerful tool.
….. I have a S so 1500 tbo. Is the tbo the same on a ponk'd engine?
Wow you got a quote from them! I called twice and they never sent a quote. Thats higher than the prices I've seen from other shops. When do they estimate they can get you an engine? Every shop seems to be pretty busy now.
I ended up going with a engine from Knopp because he had one almost ready to go.
I also talked to Lawson Aviation. Would have gone with them but my engine crapped out and I didn't want the down time for OH into PPonk. Good prices and they build a lot of Pponks. Good guys! They're helping me with field approval even though I didn't have them OH my engine.
I would say that is very typical. After hearing nothing but good things about Lycon for years, and working for a shop that dealt with them for years, when it came time for me to have an engine overhauled about a year ago, I took it there against advice from a friend that had just had a nightmarish experience with them and had warned me against using them. I can honestly say, it was the worst business dealing I've ever had in my entire life. Since that time I have talked to at least 6 people that have had the same problem, won't return phone calls, no answers when you do get through, and months and months if literally not a year or more to complete work.
So I'm not surprised they didn't return your phone call. I had documented 27 times they said they would call me back the next day and I waited 2-3 days before calling them back and still couldn't get answers. Extremely frustrating. Was told they would have the engine torn down and inspected and would contact me in 2-3 weeks, I waited 6 weeks to give time, and so not bug them before I tried to contact them, still no answers and it went down hill from there. Another gentleman I talked to was told the same thing, he waited 4 months before contacting them, and they still had not answers for him, same problem as me, they would call him back the next day, which they never did. When I talked to him it had been 6 months, and he wasn't sure what he was going to do.
Mostly in the last year or so. My personal experience was last fall and winter. A very well known shop in the area that has been in business for 40 plus years, and has dealt with Lycon for years with very good results has had the same experience. In fact the owner told me he was switching to another shop to send his engine work to. Not because of qulaity so much but because of lack of communication and extreme times.
I think that is part of the problem, but with over 27 documented times I was told they would call me back either that day or the next day with information and no phone calls, and then waiting at least 2 days to call, and still not having answer and this going on for months, and then work being performed that was not authorized. This goes well beyond just "being busy" and like I said, I've talked to at least 6 different individuals that have had similar problems recently, plus one very well know shop in my area. I was warned, but brushed it off, because of previous reputation and experiences I was aware of. Never again. I hope you have better experience then I and others that I've talked to recently have had.That they are. Ken works 7 days a week.
I think that is part of the problem, but with over 27 documented times I was told they would call me back either that day or the next day with information and no phone calls, and then waiting at least 2 days to call, and still not having answer and this going on for months, and then work being performed that was not authorized. This goes well beyond just "being busy" and like I said, I've talked to at least 6 different individuals that have had similar problems recently, plus one very well know shop in my area. I was warned, but brushed it off, because of previous reputation and experiences I was aware of. Never again. I hope you have better experience then I and others that I've talked to recently have had.
PPonk by LyCon is running great thus far (170 hours). Dyno’d over 300 and very smooth.
It’s been five months waiting on them to inspect my core and release the $2,000 advance build charge if all is well. Great engine; subpar customer service. Perils of high demand?
Turbo Tech had an STC for a 350hp TIO-540 in Skywagons. 350 HP. Step on up.
Johnny, the worn valve guides are likely the symptom, not the problem. Big bore Continentals are famous for poor rocker arm geometry and that leads to early valve guide wear. If the plane is in AK? Take it to AK Aircraft Engines at Merrill Field. They know how to fix the problem. Send me an email if you’d like to discuss.
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