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Originally Posted by RodKnock
Damage mentioned earlier that the cost to ship his Cammer engine from Australia back to the US was cost prohibitive. Also, he felt more comfortable rebuilding the engine this time around. He just wanted the parts to fix it himself.
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So, it's cost prohibitive to ship a complete engine to the States, but cost and time efficient to try and amass all the parts and pay for all the labor necessary to rebuild the engine? And you expect KC to send you all the parts you say you need to complete the job? I don't know any engine builder that would go for that deal. I've never met KC, but he has offered to fix the engine. Just send it to him. I can't think of a single engine company that would send out parts to fix a warranty issue unless an authorized agent did the teardown and was going to install the parts.
It seems to me that it would be far cheaper to bite the little bullet (pay for shipping the engine back to the states and let KC fix it and ship it back) than to
try and gather all the parts together and do it yourself. You can be damn sure he's going to upgrade the heads to Pond heads and install the best chain he can find. Knowing his reputation, he won't reuse any part (pistons, valves, etc.) that has any sign of damage or wear and tear. And then, you get another warranty.
Build it yourself and you eliminate KC from the equation (making him extremely happy) and quite possibly you could lose your $60,000 engine in another 40 miles and have no recourse whatsoever.
**** happens. Luckily you (Damage) have substantial resources to remedy the situation. Return the engine and let KC fix it.