just checked my 'order' on aircraftspruce:
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had said expected aug 5th for a while. makes me reconsider some upcoming trips I have.
I was poking in my hangar and found a tote full of NOS filters if you're hard up. I can't even use the Lyc 103s and have no idea how to use the bare element. I already sent a 109 to a friend who is stuck waiting on a champion.
I have 2 x Champ 103-1, 1 x 110-1, 1x 108-1, 1 x CFO-100, and a tempest 110-2. I'm planning on keeping the 2 x Tempest 108-2s unless you're seriously stuck.
Cover shipping and agree to order me a tempest 108-2 to replace what I send and I can shoot one over to ya. Or pick up near Hayward CA KHWD
I could use the 108-1 if you still have it.
I went to order Aeroshell 15w50 and Champion 48108-1 from Spruce and got a back ordered notice until April 28 and May 23 for each respectively.
I didn’t try other brands or other stores. I ended up getting what I needed from the FBO instead.
Is anyone else seeing this as well? 2-3 months is bound to put a damper on flying if someone is expecting a quick oil change. Or an extended oil & filter change interval instead.
I do. Shipping in the US has been bad enough ($22 once, $28 another) -- I have no idea what it would be to the UK, but I suspect "not good"
New to the forum here (bought my first AC in May)… did Katamarino end up picking this up? I’m doing the annual right now and could use the CH48108-1… I’m based at KDVT.
I could use some 103s if you still have some.Heya -- welcome -- At the moment I only have the 103s left. No idea what to do with them -- may pick up trap shooting at this rate, they appear to be an unpopular filter taking up space in my hangar.
Cancel it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1753723963...4OEeT3rQ0G&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPYI ordered Tempest 108-2 from Aircraft Spruce in last June/early July. Supposedly to ship mid-July. Last update was sometime in October.
Got mine in 2 or 3 daysThank you! Just ordered one from eBay. That’ll give me a little breathing room.
A BA-104? I've got an extra and my annual isn't until April. If you get in a pinch you can have mine and then just send me yours when it shows up.Just got an email from Spruce telling me that the two Champion 110 oil filters that I ordered on March 7 have just shipped. Now if I can only get that Brackett air filter in time for the November annual ...
Thanks! Spruce says "expected in stock October 14," but if that doesn't pan out I may contact you.A BA-104? I've got an extra and my annual isn't until April. If you get in a pinch you can have mine and then just send me yours when it shows up.
Just got an email from Spruce telling me that the two Champion 110 oil filters that I ordered on March 7 have just shipped. Now if I can only get that Brackett air filter in time for the November annual ...
I gave up on Spruce, they just keep pushing dates out, a month at a time. I guess they are just making it up as they go, to try and hang on to orders.
yeah, it probably has nothing to do with the actual suppliers of the product, yup, that makes sense. just hanging on to orders, roger that.
or, you could cancel your order...................
Seems to me if the suppliers were not able to give a firm delivery date, Spruce would be perfectly capable of mentioning that on their site rather than taking an order and stringing people along by pushing the date out every time their previously promised date comes near. Too complicated, you think?
I cancelled my order ages ago, but thanks for the suggestion.
My bet is the suppliers gave a firm date and missed it. Lots of that going on in various supply chains.
Looks like we're in good shape. I just got word the BA-104 has been shipped, more than a month before Spruce initially said it would be in stock.A BA-104? I've got an extra and my annual isn't until April. If you get in a pinch you can have mine and then just send me yours when it shows up.
This isn’t Spruces problem, they’re simply the distributor who relies on suppliers to keep inventory full. Over the past year and a half, I’ve worked with more than a few different companies who claimed to have XYZ ready by X date and that date kept getting pushed back further and further due to various supply chain issues. Don’t blame the last guy in the line, blame the links in the chain farther up for not being able to source materials and manufacture products quick enough to ship to the suppliers.Seems to me if the suppliers were not able to give a firm delivery date, Spruce would be perfectly capable of mentioning that on their site rather than taking an order and stringing people along by pushing the date out every time their previously promised date comes near.
Yep, I've been running them in my RV-8 for many years. A coupla months ago I bought a 6-pack of Wix 51068 from Rock Auto, $5.65 each and at my door in less than a week. Pretty happy with that!This thread makes me hug my experimental ...
Yep, I've been running them in my RV-8 for many years. A coupla months ago I bought a 6-pack of Wix 51068 from Rock Auto, $5.65 each and at my door in less than a week. Pretty happy with that!
Heya -- welcome -- At the moment I only have the 103s left. No idea what to do with them -- may pick up trap shooting at this rate, they appear to be an unpopular filter taking up space in my hangar.