Originally Posted by RS69RACE
I saw the rattle can overhaul but it's only paint . Didn't buy it because it looked nice, bought it for what it was suppose to be . The thing I can't get over is for something that is suppose to have (LOW RUNS ) as stated in his ad it needs every bearing inside and the cam is wiped . Don't know if the crank can be saved it's already 20 under and doesn't look good . I removed the valve covers and everything looked ok at the timeof purchase, nothing loose or out of place . I should have taken some good advice that was given here and had him crack the pan and I would have seen the cam right off . But he said the pan was full of oil and not to worry . He had seen this motor run at at the track . I knew it had stock crank and rods and but wasn't expecting all the other stuff . Last I talked to him I tried at least trying to get him to pony up for the bearings and even that fell on deaf ears .
I would think that since he was so specific in his ad that you would have a pretty good case in court...I know there is no proof that is the engine he sold you but if you had witnesses that were there when you tore it down...?? iduno but in the future your best bet is to only deal with sellers that have made honor payments and such...that don't mean they won't screw ya but it says a little something about how honest they are in my opinion.