Ever gotten money back from a machine shop?

hosehead said

Thanks 72! You pretty much summed up exactly how I feel about the whole thing. I'm sure he knows his way around chevys and fords. Definitely needs some help with Mopar's.
Another thing I keep thinking is that I PAID FOR A FULL ENGINE ASSEMBLY. So why not a little refund? I'm pretty sure I won't get a dime. That's fine though. The motor seems solid. I can race within a month. And most importantly, I realized that I'm going to want to learn to put together my own engines from now on. I'll probably grab a cheap small block and give myself some lessons.
Lastly, I just finished unloading my truck. Found this gem(bushing) in my truck. My buddy Tom put it there. He's a funny guy. This is the bushing in question. I'm sure everyone would be totally understanding to find this in their new, expensive engine.:lol:

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That's gnarly. And you could have totally seen those cracks from the top. Meaning, he should have seen those cracks and known he totally screwed that bushing install. Especially because he obviously knew it was tight (because he told you it was!). So, he should have inspected it to see why. I'd have a hard time going back there no matter what, that's amateur hour crap right there. How the hell do you send that out and not expect it to come right back? And, how do you know it's tight and not fix the damn thing? Is he running a self service machine shop? "Well, the bushing is too tight but I figured I'd just take your money for the install and let you figure out how to fix it yourself". :wtf:

I mean, lets say the bushing really was just tight. No botched install, no cracks, just off on the tolerances. Did he not think that it was his job to make it right? He installed it, he's the machine shop, he owns it. Ream the bushing and make it right. That crap happens all the time. What does he do if one of the main bearings is tight? Just slap it in and call it a day?