they are still alive. I bought my dellorto manifold adapters from them not that long ago, no problems, got them quick.
This is not to say they are without their issues. Some people put him on a pedistal and think he doesnt sell anything that isn't perfect. A friend had an issue with the distributor he ordered. It wouldnt advance, the rubber plugs and petronix wires were in the way, keeping it from advancing. I emailed him about it, didn't hear back. I put something about it on thesamba, and he said yes, he had let petronix know about the issue previously. But he still sent the part, and didn't mention it...
anyway, he should email you back, he's on thesamba all regularly, including today
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