[Stuckinda60s]

Think of how much better it would have been if the intake had been exchanged in the beginning. There would probably be 144 favorable posts instead of this negative thread.

Don't you think that Sears knew their Craftsman tools were being misused? Screwdrivers used for chisels? Ratchets with 3' pipes being used for cheaters? They replaced tools without a whimper, though, didn't they? They got a tremendous amount of advertising out of it and a good reputation to boot. I understand they've changed their policy in recent years so that they don't replace ratchets, just exchange the broken parts. Not as good, but they're still standing behind their product, apparently better than you are.

Many years ago, newly married and working for $3.00/hour, I bought a '49 Ford pickup as an investment. I paid $100 for it. I mentioned it to a casual acquaintance and he came and looked at it and offered me $275. I said ok, but let me get it ready for inspection.

I replaced the front seat with a back seat from a '64 Ford wagon my wife's dad had, welded up the almost new exhaust system from the same car for it and welded turn signals on the fenders. I also did a tuneup on it. The result? It was a lot nicer vehicle when it went out the door than when he bought it.

I delivered it to him and a week later he called me up and said it was burning oil. The PO had sworn to me that it didn't and I passed that on to the buyer. I took it back and replaced the rings and bearings on my nickle although I couldn't really afford it.

Did I make any money on it? Not by a long shot! The buyer was satisfied,though, and I felt good about it. Did I do it for good customer relations or advertising? No, I'd done it because I felt it was the right thing to do. I've only seen the buyer 3-times since he bought it but I didn't have to avoid him when I did.