Hi Guys. I was poster #2 and i think we all agree about possible malpractice on a shops part. I was thinking, and this hasn't been asked yet......was this "new" shortblock ever thru the doors of a machine shop? Was this a used block that was just being freshened at home? Could this just have been overlooked by someone that just doesn't have as much experience as some of us? Could it have been tipped over or dropped after it left the shop? Accidentally of course. We haven't heard back from the OP "Kevin D" yet. I hope all of us, me included, didn't scare him off because he possibly made a mistake. Hopefully he will come on and give us more details. I know we would all help with advise if we can.