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Originally Posted by just plain bill
I find a puzzling aspect in this back and forth discussion regarding, as I read it, a porous side cover casting that was sold. I find it hard to believe a reputable person would knowingly sell a faulty product. I have had and used several different side plates over the years and I personally haven't had a porous casting. I have had them from 4 different sources that I know of. Some I bought and sold with no complaints and the Winfield and Riley plus a plain one I have used didn't leak and were not porous. I owned and operated a screw machine shop and in that business you could not ship an out of tolerance part wether it was a dimensional error or a finish problem. I personally had to stand behind the quality of the parts/products I produced wether it was 1 or 100,000.
I do enjoy reading the different opinions and appreciate the support given to friends and associates. This is a discussion forum after all.
Where are the PC police on this ? After all this is a "Hot Rod" being discussed here!
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Bill, I don't think the cyber police are needed in this case since the complaint is not so much about the part as the refusal to give the second owner a free part just because he thinks he should get one.
I know about making good on defects. I have just today took a motor apart to make good on a rebuild that dribbled a little oil from the filler. Now I will be the first to admit the fault was mine as to the problem. Seems I put one piston in with the ring gaps lined up. This caused excessive pressure in the crankcase and I was glad to fix it for the customer for free. What I did that probably was not really mine to do was, I removed the engine from the car even though I didn't install it and I will re-install it for free even though my warranty expressly states this is the customer responsibility and not mine. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and get on with it. I figured I didn't want one of my motors out there with a problem even if I had to do the removal and install. I am OK with it. Some sellers just are not as obliging.