ORIGINAL: sillyness
So you reached a compromise with Kieth... when it was all his fault... still sound like you got screwed.
I an't believe you guys want him to throw a $4000 plane in the air before knowing the motor is reliable. How does DA run their motors? I can tell you they don't fly them. I'm not saying you should run it WOT on the ground, but I want to know if it's going to put my money and hard work into the brush in the first flight.
I'm almost offended by some of the responses on here.
Well I'll eat some crow. I guess it pays to get the full story and hear both sides. I jumped to conclusion and sided originally with Keith, I now slant more towards John. Clearly there were issues with the engine.. But the second John took it into his own hands to fix the problem he chose to share the responsibility. If both parties had to share the cost, well then I think its appropriate.
The real problem arose with the distance. Had it been one of us in the states, we would have called for an RMA and sent it back the second we saw the timing off or gas pouring out of the carb. Keith would have fixed it in a day or so and we'd have it back in a week or so. If I was 3000 miles away in OZ however, I probably would have done the same thing as John did and try to fix it rather than wait 2 months for it to get back and forth.
Oh well - at least its running now..
DP