I will absolutely scrutinize the invoices. And make sure he didn't charge me for something that isn't there. Such as forged pistons when in fact he installed cast. Thank you for the heads up.One bright side to this fiasco is that you can have the engine rebuilt with quality components (forged) the pictures show that not only were the pistons cast but the low compression version to boot,it appears that the the shop that rebuilt the engine used one of the low cost rebuild kits.While they have their place for the typical low rpm stock grocery getter rebuilds,they're hardly the choice I would make for an engine intended for use in a hot rod.The stocker pistons for a 348 are still half the cost of a set of icon forged so they're not even very economical.It appears your block has the extra metal for the spark plug cooling holes if you should decide to upgrade to aluminum heads later your head gasket even left witness marks as to where you would drill them.I would scrutinize the itemized bill to see just what they charged you for and compare that to what is there if you can find significant discrepancies that may strengthen your court claims if you choose to pursue that route.For example if they charged you for chemical cleaning or bake and blast cleaning of the block you can easily show that neither one of those were performed.Even if the bill doesn't specify what type of cleaning was done if the charge is comparable to what other shops charge for that type of cleaning the standard has been set.
Thank you.I liked your pictures and honest info and assesment. Just to be clear.
I really hope the owner and the shop are held accountable. Beautiful truck. You gotta show more pics of it!!
It was removed prior to the picture, but it was missing the tabs that go with it. I've heard that these are often omitted and the cause for leaks!Looking back through your pictures you show the rear main cap, there is no rear main seal in it, did you remove it or was it not installed?
Do you think that with my smaller 971 heads and the 3x2s, it was running rich? did this have anything to do with the carbon?The crap fuel now days don't take long to do that, and I believe he has been going through some teething stages with the 3x2's
James is channelling Kenny RogersI'm sure a lot of your tuning problems had to do the with the condition of your engine and the improper cam. You were dealt a bad hand of cards face down from the start and had no ideal that you should have folded from the start.
There you go,don't let your mouth[temper] overload your ass[wallet].Remember that he lives in Canada with different laws and judicial environments.Agreed, saving it for later. I want my money back first!!!
I did indeed! But my lack of understanding the situation and the constant misleading kept me blindfoldedCurious, did you ever notice and oil pressure drop? Or a massive oil leak?
Thank you for this bit of info! I sure hope the new guys caught this and I'll be sure to relay any and all information I am getting here.Sorry for your situation, I am sure that if somebody asked me to build an engine for them I would’ve checked piston valve clearance and rocker arm geometry also would’ve used all the proper parts to build the engine. I don’t know what kind of a pro shop this was but putting a motor together to where the cam has enough lift that the Pistons hit the valves Is A catastrophic fail! Even if you gave them a budget and they run across this problem they should’ve raised the flag and let you know. And what kind of pro shop engine building apparatus would not clean the block and leave all that sand and grit in the oil galleys to kill your bearings? Just because it’s a W motor is no excuse because no engine build with live under those circumstances! Go get them and Hold them liable!hold them liable! Keep us posted. And good luck.