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Folks,
If you need good, reliable, honest magneto service I highly recommend you contact Andy Richards at Sierra Magneto Service. http://www.sierramagneto.com/
I just got done with my annual which included a magneto overhaul. Andy was very highly recommended to me by several folks and I went with him despite high shipping costs to the west coast. The communication started before he even got the mag and continued until it was shipped. The condition was good when he got it and as near as I could tell, perfect when I recieved it.
The only issue was after mounting the mag in the plane we got ready to check the timing. The buzz box would not do anything after being hooked up. It indicated an open circuit despite spinning the prop around. My IA wanted to pull the mag and after spending an hour putting it in, that was not high on my list of things to do, so I made him check his buzz box first. We found a broken ground wire and after checking the timing with another buzz box, everything was fine.
So, long story conclusion. Use Andy. He does excellent work, is honest and mags have been his life for many years. You will not be disappointed. BTW, cost was very, very reasonable and for the customer service provided I would pay much more.
If you need good, reliable, honest magneto service I highly recommend you contact Andy Richards at Sierra Magneto Service. http://www.sierramagneto.com/
I just got done with my annual which included a magneto overhaul. Andy was very highly recommended to me by several folks and I went with him despite high shipping costs to the west coast. The communication started before he even got the mag and continued until it was shipped. The condition was good when he got it and as near as I could tell, perfect when I recieved it.
The only issue was after mounting the mag in the plane we got ready to check the timing. The buzz box would not do anything after being hooked up. It indicated an open circuit despite spinning the prop around. My IA wanted to pull the mag and after spending an hour putting it in, that was not high on my list of things to do, so I made him check his buzz box first. We found a broken ground wire and after checking the timing with another buzz box, everything was fine.
So, long story conclusion. Use Andy. He does excellent work, is honest and mags have been his life for many years. You will not be disappointed. BTW, cost was very, very reasonable and for the customer service provided I would pay much more.
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