I'm thinking about taking the plunge on one or two of the LC GP7s in the new catalog and am hoping to get some information and insight. I'm basically a postwar guy who is wary of the reliability of command electronics, but I am intrigued by these. Here are my questions:
1. The catalog says all LC diesels have die-cast pilots, trucks, and fuel tanks, which is a big plus for me. But the other magazine's recent review of the LC GP20 says it has a plastic pilot. Anyone know which is correct? More importantly, anyone have a GP7 who can tell me what it has?
2. Do the GP7s have all-metal gears or are some plastic? (I'm not passing judgment; just asking.)
3. How do these run? I thought I remembered a bunch of these getting sent back for operational problems a year or so ago.
4. Does the remote/conventional switch mean that if the command electronics go bad they can be isolated by the switch so that the engine will still run in conventional?
5. How have the remotes held up?
Thanks. And if you have other thoughts about how these run or look, please share them.
Chris Dunn
