Ever gotten money back from a machine shop?

yellow rose said
I can almost agree with you. Except you made the decision, in your best interest, to not wait and let the guy fix it. I can say I agree with you in not waiting to let him fix it, if you were comfortable with the fix. So, I actually agree with you in essence.

My disagreement comes from wanting something after you made the decision to fix it on your own.

BTW, I had customers that were far enough away if something went wrong, I'd pay for them to fix it. But it was my decision. Sometimes I was just too busy, it was too far to make them come for something simple or it was actually better for the customer. Then I'd pay for gaskets and whatever else they needed.

If they cut me out of the decision on what to do, then I didn't think I owed them anything.

Did I say it better this time? It's not a not wanting to help thing. It's letting the guy who is eating the loss, decide how to eat it. Who knows...if you called him, he may have said I'll refund the parts and gaskets...something. But you didn't let him in on it. That's all I'm saying.

I totally get what you're saying Yellow Rose. My friend and I discussed the fact that by me tearing into the motor it would probably void any warranties.
My friend who was helping me has built tons of motors. I wish he had the time to walk me through building this one but we both work like crazy. So, we decided we were better off just doing it ourselves. So we did.
If it had been just one mistake, this post wouldn't exist right now. But it was three basic ones. Also, it took longer than I was told and the cost exceeded the estimate.
I've had Mopar's for a long time. I know the drill. It was a culmination of all these things that left me feeling I didn't get what I paid for. Tomorrow I'm going to honestly explain all of this to him.
I probably will build my own next time but would love to give him a chance to keep me as a customer for machining. Simply put, it's just business. I'd have a hard time giving him more money/business if he doesn't at least acknowledge the mistakes and offer to make it right. I worked too hard for too long to be able to afford this engine. All I want to do is get back to the track! Lol.