RE: Never saw this before:
Man,
The guy that is bashing conversion nuts is missing the point! Conversion work and making them run right is like scratch building an airplane. It carries a great deal of satisfaction when ya get em going good!
Conversions got me hooked on gasoline engines. I now have several conversions and 2 "airplane" gassers. I can tell you, if my US engines or Quadra give me trouble, I can break them down and work on them based on my conversion experience. I would go so far as to say I would ask a conversion nut to diagnose a problem with any of my gas engines before I asked someone in the gas engine forum!
Conversions are just another part of this great hobby....not for all, but loved by some!
Gotta go......have a ryobi that needs a test run!
Later,
Tom