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Originally Posted by Ben M.
This is the route I've taken on engines\transmissions lately. Most reputable shops have no problem warrantying their work if they supplied the parts, but once you introduce something of yours that they didn't supply, they get very skittish about it. I have had conversations with machinists at their shops on a friendly basis and they have given me the picture that if it's something they bought, they have recourse going after their supplier who they usually have a relationship with. If it's something some rando sold on craigslist or eBay and brought to the shop, they have next to no recourse other than pissing off the customer by telling them it isn't their fault or eating it.
I can't physically do the work on these big engines anymore so if I am doing something it needs to be done right the first time and if I'm pulling an engine, it better not be because I screwed up. Machining\manufacturing defects are not unheard of, even with quality vendors and suppliers. If we need a near clean-room environment to assemble an engine, that's going to put a hardship on a lot of people who don't have access to that kind of resource.
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While I completely understand this message. I think most of us buy these parts as time and money permits because of the cost.
Is it better to to save the money, don't buy the parts and plop it down to a builder?