On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Doc wrote:
> Does anyone have a comparative experience getting a rebuilt engine or
trans
> from a parts store -vs- going to a local machine shop or trans shop to
have
> it done?
Eegods. NEVER, EVER buy an off-the-shelf "remanufactured" engine from a
parts store. If you're going to the trouble and expense of engine or
transmission major overhaul or replacement, you want and deserve the
op****tunity to talk with the people doing the work. The off-the-shelf
crapola is indifferently thrown together on an assembly line using
marginally-better-than-unskilled labor and cheapest-available parts. Think
about it: The remanufactured starters and carburetors and alternators and
*master cylinders* for chryssake are garbage, and an engine is a good bit
more complex and tolerance-critical and expensive.
DS
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