FWIW - The "Kevin-JC" engine debacle is almost like a really poorly-written soap opera. The bad guy keeps b-s'ing enough to new guys and promising the moon, but only delivering the shaft. Then the new guys become old, USED guys, try to recover funds and reputations, while the Bad Guy moves on the next recipient of the newest scheme to move metal cheaply with almost magical support being promised.

I will say this - Milton, Steve, TOM, and I lived through some of the shaftings. All three of these guys worked hard, and tried to do the right thing by lots of folks, because it was THEIR reputation hanging out there.

The "Kevin JC" dirtbag hung in the background, failing to support his distributors, causing financial hardship, loss of reputation, and more important, failing to support the end user out here just trying to have some fun with a gas airplane engine.

I've not posted in this forum for a long time, but since I (yes, ME) made recommendations to folks to BUY some of the Kevin-manufactured CRAP, I share the guilt of shafted consumers left without a warranty. And it bugs the crap outta me to have it on my conscience.

As long as there are "new guys" to buy the BS from the "Bad Guy", this Kevin-JC cycle will repeat over and over.

The real solution ?? Kevin-JC just fades into nothingness and someday karma pays him back for all the wrongdoing and grief caused to upstanding business professionals in this hobby. We just have to trust Karma.

Continue popping the corn - Orville's is really pretty good....