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Instead of tearing into my Dad's original untouched 86 engine, I ended up picking up an entire ESR 310 engine from a member here that was completely fresh from top to bottom, not even ran yet.
Everything was great about the transaction until I I took off the head to swap out the dome only to realize there was carbon on top of the piston - clearly NOT fresh. Aside from not being as fresh as it was described as, there were a few other little things that didn't line up with the initial description.
It turned out that the builder that did the work and assembled everything wasn't quite as honest as he should have been. The member had never looked into the engine (why would he) or ran it after he received it from the builder (it had been sitting on the bench for a build he never completed). I don't blame the member/seller, I blame the original dishonest builder that said he did things that he never actually did. Thankfully, the member went out of his way to make everything right and refunded a portion of my money to get everything addressed.
Here's what I'm starting with:
Everything was great about the transaction until I I took off the head to swap out the dome only to realize there was carbon on top of the piston - clearly NOT fresh. Aside from not being as fresh as it was described as, there were a few other little things that didn't line up with the initial description.
It turned out that the builder that did the work and assembled everything wasn't quite as honest as he should have been. The member had never looked into the engine (why would he) or ran it after he received it from the builder (it had been sitting on the bench for a build he never completed). I don't blame the member/seller, I blame the original dishonest builder that said he did things that he never actually did. Thankfully, the member went out of his way to make everything right and refunded a portion of my money to get everything addressed.
Here's what I'm starting with: