[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by Va68goat

Formulajones,

I know you're a big fan of Paul and Jeff and you'll back them no matter what. I do the same for my friends. The motor blew up on the dyno because of a mistake with the pickup tube...that's a fact and a clue! Nobody did me any favors and I paid for everything. On top of the cost of the original build, I paid $1,900.00 in parts, fluids and tools to diagnose the motor (along with having the heads inspected). I was billed for sending the motor to Arizona and back. I was billed for the piston rings, bearings, polishing the crank and the light honing of the motor (I still don't have the receipts that I asked for). As for the carb...no. We worked out a deal when the windage tray had witness marks on it that I would pay $500 for a $1,400 Koerner carburetor. I was billed for that as well ($950.00 plus the $500 I sent them at the time) before they would release the motor. Before you co-sign for someone, you should know all the facts from both sides, not just what Paul or Jeff tell you. To get my motor back it cost me $2, 575 on top of the original build and on top of the $1,900 I had in parts. I wont applaud anyone for eating labor when it's the only right thing to do considering this experience.

You do realize the $1900 you spent on parts and fluids and tools to diagnose was your decision and no one else. The fact that you have no tools to do such things is not the fault of Paul or Jeff or anyone on the forum for that matter. So that amount should not even be considered. You went way too far trying to find something, sending heads to another machine shop etc...I would guess at the recommendation of friends, spending a lot of that money unnecessarily.

Again what you list here is not the whole story. I have the rest of your side of things from this entire thread, and then some. There is more to it, and out of respect to Paul and everyone else, it should be up to him whether he wants to divulge it here.