turbotony1
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- Mar 3, 2011
I just received my stage motor from the machine shop a few days ago. The engine belonged to one of the guys at the shop who owned it for 10-15 years and ran it for a few years too. He completely rebuilt/freshened it up to sell it and it sat there for about 3 more years until I bought it 2 weeks ago. I spent hours on the phone with this guy and knew every little detail about it before I bought it! Numerous time he told me it was ready to be bolted in and beat on! He never once said that anything was ever bent or cracked, even when I asked. He even sent me 20+ pictures.
When it got to my house I checked to make sure everything was in the crate that he promised. Everything was there! Neatly wrapped and freshly painted! I couldn't have been happier.
The first thing I wanted to do was strip the fresh (and heavily applied) grey paint off the block and paint it black. Probably not what the original owner wanted me to do. Not more than 10 minutes later I came by an area that felt very soft under the metal scrapper I was using. As it turns out, it ended up being a 10 inch long crack (I assume) that was driller every 1/4 inch down the entire length of the crack, and then filled with what seems to be some kind of epoxy or JB weld.
I called Pay Pal on Saturday and notified them of what happened. I don't know what they are going to be able to do but I will try. I'm also taking pictures of the repair work. I'm going to e-mail them to the piece of **** that I bought it from after I talk to him on the phone tomorrow (Monday). He owes me a block.... and then some!!!
I'm unbelievably angry. I haven't slept in 2 days !!!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but is this block now considerably weaker than it was before it cracked?
Thanks for any responses,
Anthony
When it got to my house I checked to make sure everything was in the crate that he promised. Everything was there! Neatly wrapped and freshly painted! I couldn't have been happier.
The first thing I wanted to do was strip the fresh (and heavily applied) grey paint off the block and paint it black. Probably not what the original owner wanted me to do. Not more than 10 minutes later I came by an area that felt very soft under the metal scrapper I was using. As it turns out, it ended up being a 10 inch long crack (I assume) that was driller every 1/4 inch down the entire length of the crack, and then filled with what seems to be some kind of epoxy or JB weld.
I called Pay Pal on Saturday and notified them of what happened. I don't know what they are going to be able to do but I will try. I'm also taking pictures of the repair work. I'm going to e-mail them to the piece of **** that I bought it from after I talk to him on the phone tomorrow (Monday). He owes me a block.... and then some!!!
I'm unbelievably angry. I haven't slept in 2 days !!!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but is this block now considerably weaker than it was before it cracked?
Thanks for any responses,
Anthony