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My Tri Pacer had a new Hartzell E-Drive installed in Dec 2016 and it failed just short of one year later while still in the warranty period. However, Hartzell only covers the part and not the labor cost to replace. I chose Hartzell for all the reasons noted above. Still have the old Delco and am hanging on to it just in case the Hartzell fails again but after warranty expires. Attachment 14501
I purchased a Kelly E-Drive from eBay, made in 2010 before Hartzell owned them, I have only had it on a year but I have cranked the engine with it to the point that I can't believe it hasn't failed. I had a problem, narrowed it to bad wiring harness, to make a story short, while troubleshooting I cranked the living poo out of that engine and it never gave a sign of tiring and still turns the engine over like its brand new.
I have incredible faith in my ERZ 8012 E-Drive, would not think twice about buying another one. Did Hartzell get back with you and say what the problem was? How is the new one doing?
It was out getting the full spa treatment. You know, a little nip, a little tuck, some new “makeup” to hide the ravages if time (and a lazy installer.)
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Hartzell never sent back a report. The replacement has been working fine. My old Delco “boat anchor” starter still works fine but has little monetary value and I’ll keep just in case. The used parts tent at last summers AirVenture had a pile of old Delco starters (mine included). To me, it seemed as though that pile got larger every day and it’s not likely the Delco engineers included a hidden secret “rabbit like” feature into the design.
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