On Feb 5, 9:00*am, Denny wrote:
Well, The Kid just called at 10:45 AM... The jugs are off and the
bottom end looks good... The cam is clean... *Looks like a top
overhaul only (whoo hoo).. *He brightened up when I said lets just do
a top, figuring he would have it buttoned up by Friday... I have the
new Lycoming cylinder kits out in the truck to deliver to him...
So, then I dropped on him that I also want fresh donuts on both motor
mounts and a new crank seal - that caused him to hesitate... He can
see his February schedule going to pot anyway... *I'll wait until
tomorrow to bring up the new hydraulic hoses for the landing gear...

Ya know, after all these little things that are going to screw up his
schedule I can now see why the "other" mechanic dumped you....
IMHO