Yes...it was PJME who recommended Applebee. Over here in the US, they said Ed Toomey was the man so I gave him a shot, but after he had it for 338 days with no progress (he was too busy and a few suppliers never made good on parts he was promised) I put him out of his misery asked for it back and as soon as I got it I sent it over to Chris...and I had it back within the month...wasn't the most straightforward repair I've ever experienced, but it looks like it was worth waiting for..install and running it will tell!...as to import tax I don't recall paying anything. Applebees sent me a bill, I wired him the money and it arrived a couple of weeks later.

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Wasn’t aware that Applebee’s engineering in Essex did crank rebuilds
Thought it was only Steve at GT engineering who had the know how and parts to do it

Fair play to you for tracking that one down - especially from Nashville !


Out of interest what sort of import tax do you guys pay - it’s 20% here plus an £8 admin fee and it soon mounts up 🤬