Bob,

We bought our factory rebuilt Lycoming IO-360 from Triad about 14 months
ago and had it installed at PYM. We did it all through the phone and by
mail. They never cashed our core deposit check, which was convenient
for us. We found Triad to have the best price after a brief, though not
exhaustive, survey. We had no transactional difficulties.

The engine has 12 months on it now and not quite 100 hours and has had
no problems. I would imagine that any deficiencies caused by Triad
would already have surfaced by now.

-John

Bob Chilcoat wrote:
It looks like the Archer needs a new engine. We're just short of 2,000
hours, the pressures are all 70 or above, and it's not making metal, but
there is a lot of loud piston slap going on. We get mixed opinions about
whether or not this can cause a sudden stoppage, so we're probably erring on
the side of caution.
At any rate, the best price we can find is for a rebuild with new Lycoming
cylinders for $15,000 from Triad Engines. I'm not too sure about trusting a
shop named after an international crime syndicate, but what the heck, that's
over 3,000 less than a Penn Yan, Mattituck or Lycoming factory OH. I would
appreciate any direct knowledge about this company. Anyone have any direct
experience with these guys, in Burlington, N?

Thanks.

Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)
N44511