The horse is dead

Let's put this into perspective. Take Hughes out the equation. The OP is beating his chest about years of experience. DECADES of experience. To which I'm not doubting. Nor am I doubting that Dave can be "short". The OP has basically already all but admitted to being sloth about not wanting to take the engine apart to make it right. Anyone who has done any semi-serious small Mopar effort, knows that these parts DO NOT just fall together. The reason for Chevy just falling together is the eons of support for the platform. So to banter about 1.6 Chevy roller rockers just falling in, compared to the Mopar that has to be modified, is apples to oranges. Ignorant almost.
You’re not wrong, and most in here were conveying most that you say. It was a two way street. But it also seems that many have had bad experiences with Dave himself. It should be easy to remove himself from the CS line.. others there are very helpful. And don’t miss the fact that right in the middle of this thread he has a large headed jackass home in. And scold all of us.. unjustifiably. I for one put blame on both sides, yet was completely bashed for no reason. That’s what got this thread off the rails! As the asshat said, “ take that to the bank” ! lol.