Re: [AMC-list] "rebuilt" engine

[Jim Blair <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I lay you odds that is someone's core that got shipped out by "accident" because the returned package was so clean. We sell ATK and a few other local rebuilds at NAPA. (I like S & J engines out of Spokane but haven't had them do an AMC motor yet) There is a real nice fresh 5.3L "modded" to run older heads for a carbed boat repower sitting in my shop's back room (buyer insisted it wouldn't fit in place of his 305 Chubby)
   Only thing it needs is a rear seal setup and oil pan/intake to run! (I already have an Edelbrock big block in my temporary tow rig/daily driver )


From: russ hathaway <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Rambler Nash Jeep and familyAMC <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-list] "rebuilt" engine
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So my bosses truck started throwing water, at 320K miles. We pulled the heads and there was a crack or two plus blown gasket. Rather than put $800 into a set of heads on a high mile engine he bought a rebuilt engine from an un-named national parts house (shucks, I just don't know if I should name them).
So he tells me last week the engine will be in and it came in Friday, so this morning I get to the shop to swap them. He's on the phone and I can tell he is not a cappy hamper. I look at the engine and I can see that he got basically a junk yard engine steamed clean and painted: rattle can black!! They didn't even pull off the torn intake gasket, just painted over the gasket, RTV and used plugs. Come-on, at least pull out the plugs. He paid almost $1800 for this engine.
We got ahold of a big shot at the store (shucks, I wish I cold reveal them) and he said it was an error, that someone punched the wrong button. He got what they call a "re power". I was busy wrenching on the truck to hear what he said, but they are shipping a rebuilt engine to us by tommorrow.
Has anyone had any good or bad luck with these rebuilt engines from parts houses. I know GM got spanked a few years ago about this practice, but what about the parts houses......Russ 		 	   		  
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