>Gary, you missed the point completely. I don't care about
>the threads or the piece braking off and I understand your
>point of view there.
>
>As far as the clutch is concerned, I understand that
>mistakes happen and I never even complained to you when we
>made the swap. I was perfectly ok with that, but the fact
>is that it inconvienienced me and you did nothing about it.
>
>If you or anyone here thinks I'm just a "negative" person or
>a "hater", you are absolutely wrong. There's plenty of
>people who know who I am, and a "hater" or a "negative"
>person sure isn't my character.
>
>I
>am not out to hurt your business Gary,


Then what is your point? You say your intent is not to hurt our business, you say these things don't bother you yet you bring them up. Why bring them up if they don't bother you. I'm confused here. As for the oil leak you described. 1) This engine (a race engine) was sold without warranty, and you knew that ahead of time. 2) I offered to pay for replacing the oil plugs, even though the engine was sold without warranty. 3) 99% of the parts we sell by other manufacturers do not cover labor, therefore in keeping with industry standards I offered to pay for replacing the oil plugs only, which was above what you agreed to during the purchase, as the engine was sold WITHOUT warranty with your full acknowledgement.

Warranties add cost up front, or in other words they increase the cost of the engine. You never paid that cost up front, you never bought a warranty. This is to cover possible repair cost. By purchasing and engine without a warranty, you get a cheaper price, because the seller does not have to cover any warranty cost. It is unfortunate, but that is what you agreed to in the begining. I know this will be hard for some people to understand, but by agreeing to, and purchasing an engine without warranty you accepted all responsibility for repair. We gave you a cheaper price on the engine in exchange for not having to warranty it, you agreed to that, and you purchased the engine. Our hands are tied by the agreement that you agreed to. We did nothing willful to cause the leak, and it is unfortunate, but problems do occur. The cheaper cost you got by not getting a warranty is to cover the cost of repair that you excepted responsibility of when purchasing an engine without warranty. Had there been a warranty, the cost of the engine would have been substancally higher, and it would have been covered, but that is a moot point, since you never purchased a warranty.

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