Vans delays continue.....options?

[markelliott]

Hi all,


Lycoming engine - 10 months lead time. Finally got it.

FWF kit, 5 months from Vans????? I guess I should have ordered it WITH THE ENGINE 10 MONTHS AGO!!!


Evidently they are backordered on the Barry engine mounts for 5 months.....hopefully just 5 months.



My question, does anyone have any other options? Aftermarket?


I am just too pissed to comprehend right now - Vans emailed me and said the exhaust was delayed by 3 weeks and would ship it all then but I asked to have it shipped now as I didn't want to delay for just the pipes. Keep building. I received the kit minus the mounts and THEN they said, OH - you didn't know? they are delayed 5 months. UGH What to do for 5 months and look at an uncompleted airplane......



Thanks for the vent.

Mark

[DanH]

Re mounts...I've been flying a set of VIP mounts (50011-20) and find them satisfactory. Looks like Spruce is out of stock. Don't know if Vans has any. VIP will sell direct.

Dan

[Kyle Boatright]

Aircraft spruce, Aviall, and many others sell engine mounts. Alternately, there's probably a builder who has a FWF kit temporarily gathering dust who might work out a deal with you.

[markelliott]

Thanks guys!!!!!

[mturnerb]

Originally Posted by lr172

You can source your own FWF kit as well. Should take well less than 5 months to put together all of the individual parts that make up that kit, along with making any hoses, harnesses, etc.

Larry

TS/AS Flightlines has all the FWF lines/hoses. The main thing you need from Van's is the baffle kit, as it's very specific, also some of the mounting HW for oil cooler and similar items are set up for pre-determined nutplates on firewall. Prop governor, alternator, etc are probably more universal.

[Av8rRob]

Also you can buy an exhaust from Vetterman. BTW, I was told that Vans is developing a dual pipe exhaust for the -14. Hearing that makes me glad that I went with Vetterman since it already is dual.

[Desert Rat]

At one point, I had to call some guys and tell them that their brand new multi-million dollar jets were going to be delivered several months late because of a shortage of jet engines. At that point my employer was purchasing several hundred engines per year on a schedule that was defined literally years in advance. The root cause was a shortage of titanium at the engine manufacturer.

Not trying to be abrasive here, but the reason I mentioned the engine thing above is because if you're ....too pissed to comprehend right now .... you need a reality check. Airplane parts are a low volume, high dollar item. it's not like Vans or anybody else is cranking out engine mounts or FWF kits by the thousands.

[Flybipe]

I ordered a 540 from another well known engine builder which required them to get a new crank from Lycoming. That, plus the backlog of their other work meant I waited 28 months, yes over two years, to get my engine! (Other custom components like exhaust have also been in the 12+ month timeframe.)

Good think I ordered early!

[chaskuss]

Check your email

Charlie

[greghughespdx]

The engine vibration mounts are backordered. Unfortunately, this is beyond our control. There are times when "bought" parts that we provide in kits are delayed.

Folks are, of course, welcome to order their own elsewhere and delete the ones we supply from their FWF kit order.

Other than that, we are shipping FWF kits as usual. Thanks.

greg