I would like to caution the members of OSO against conducting any business transactions with Louis “Louie” Mota, who posts in the swap section as ‘loumota’.
We are currently in the process of initiating civil and criminal proceedings, including credit card fraud, against Lou Mota and Alissa Tyack. Lou Mota is currently using a credit card in the name of Alissa Tyack for his purchases.

If you are contemplating selling to Mr. Mota, I would strongly recommend not accepting any form of credit card or bank check.

If you are considering purchasing from Lou Mota, I would advise extreme caution as the serial numbers of all components sold to Mr. Mota (and resold as standalone or included in complete engines) have been recorded by Massachusetts authorities and will be subject to exposure of further legal action. If you are one of the Lou Mota “engine customers” the serial numbered components in these engines are recorded and will be subject to further litigation.

If you require any further information regarding (name/address/contact) Mr. Mota or Alissa Tyack please feel free to contact us at your convenience.

well isnt that just swell, i bought a pair of props from him took a bit to get them glad i used paypal hope my account wasnt hacked

Bob,

I hate to hear that you have been made a victim. You are one of the most valuable people on here IMHO.

Good luck with the recovery.

+1

+2 Sorry to hear this . Bob is as good as they come . Should we pay this dirtbag a visit OSO ?

Ok Bob, let's get some things straight. I spent $18,000 with you on parts that were suppose to take two weeks and ended up taking 6 weeks. I got 2 dart blocks that somebody robbed the cam bearrings, freeze plugs, dowels, and oil galley plugs from that cost me $130 each set. A set of AFR heads that came with the wrong springs cost me $250 for springs each set, $150 for retainers each set. I sent you a Bank Check next day mail for $9,800.00 and your saying it wasn't a good check, funny, it came out of my account and I have the copy of the Certified Bank Check. I also have the bank statements of every single withdrawal you took out of my account totaling over $18,000.00. We would not be at this point if you did not call the police after not speaking with me for 2 days. I told you I had to get more money from the guy I was building the motor for and put it in the account. You continued to make withdrawals over and over without my permission causing me over $150 in overdraft fees. Also, I did call you back even after you called the police and you never answered me. And as far as a "fraudulent credit card" it is a Debit card. You went about this all wrong, a simple apology to me would have straightened things out but over $700.00 you decide to do all this. Even after doing all this to me, I am a better person than you and I will still send you the $700.00 if you set this straight. Anybody that knows me knows I would never screw anyone over, especially over $700.00.

Thanks,
Louie Mota

I have known Bob, for several years and this doesn't make sense to me. I know for a fact if anything wasn't right in the order, it would be there the next day if needed. He's a phone call away for any questions. We have sent parts back and forth between us over the years and to some of his customers if he had a shortage on anything. I have always know Bob, to go above and beyond to give customer satisfaction.
For Bob, to come up short on delivery, is not the same Bob, I know or anyone else that has been a customer of his. I am sure there's more to the story then you are stating here. I know Bob, is very patient even with people that pay slow, or have issues.
Maybe some of Bob's, customers should chime in and give their customer satisfaction statements.
Pay your billl !

BOB M would not be where he is today or as busy as he is year round if he made mistakes like you said,thiers a reason why people use bob,His trust and honesty and knowledge,etc.BOB good luck.

Last time I bought a Dart block I had to pay 130$ for the block kits that you mention as they are NOT included with the blocks.
When you order ANY aftermarket head they put "house" springs and matching retainers on it that are generic and you are best off getting them without them as springs are VERY specialized as to what cam they will work with but as a engine builder (you do claim you are building this for someone else) you should or would already know this.
When you give someone your Visa DEBIT card (actually your Moms/girlfriend-whoevers that was) to run a charge and tell them the funds ARE in the account then remove them or spend them before the charge goes thru yes, you will bounce your checking account so blame yourself.
Speaking with Bob today as I often conduct business with him I asked him about the fraud charges, YOUR visa debit card initiated that action, not HIM but you obviously are aware of that.
In the future maybe get your OWN credit card and maybe you won't run into this, your problems are SELF induced!

Well said, Mr. Arctic. Nothing worse than helping someone and they try to cheat you or take money out of your pocket.
I had a guy after 22 yrs in business, get me for 2800.00. I was warned and believed he would follow through with his promise. I had a signed invoice, a check, I could cash if delivery didn't happen. He paid his bill, but he didn't build me 4 steel tables in exchange for dyno fees for 2 engines, and parts for dressing them out. The check, was on a inactive acct. and the signed invoice wasn't worth me taking the time to pursue it. So now it's a joke and the "wall of shame". The bad thing is I agreed to it and so did he. What goes around comes back around to BITE YOU!