SkyTec starter failure question

[kevinh]

Originally Posted by flyeyes

They say that the starter was damaged by a kickback and is not warranted.

Two folks in my EAA chapter have had the same response (one who had _only mags on his engine_). Can anyone report on skytec performing a free replacement/repair under warantee?

[rv9aviator]

You mentioned you had a very light prop. I knew of a problem with a Continental IO-240 that shelled out ring gears left and right because the person was using a composite prop. He was having kickback issues because of not having enough flywheel effect. When he switched back to a metal prop the problems stopped.

[flyeyes]

About ten minutes after getting the bad news (and my posting in a huff) Ken, the repair guy, talked to his boss who pointed out that the warranty does cover Emag installations, so there would be no charge for the repair.

I retract all the bad things I was saying/thinking about the SkyTec guys, and their ancestors :-)

They only left me hanging for about ten minutes, and I never even got the opportunity to get really annoyed and push them. They covered the repair without prodding and on their own initiative, after I had already caved and said "go ahead and bill the credit card."

Good Guys.

James Freeman