You'll like this one.
 

This belongs to a new customer, who wondered why his engine was noisy..
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...fery/duff2.jpg
Correct valves, but the wrong springs and caps. The caps are from an Evo engine! The shims don't fit, and were just rattling around in there..
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...fery/duff3.jpg
That's what it should have had.

And, these two pistons came out of the same engine!
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ffery/duff.jpg

Apparently the engine was built by a "specialist"

Makes my blood boil! How could another human being build and engine like that for someone?

Name and shame, it has to be done.

Wow, some cowboys out there!

I agree these people need to be known.

Im far from an engine expert. but even i can tell the parts dont match :cuckoo:

OMG!!! I am surprised it ran at all.

That's just amazing..........talk about mix and match!

Shocking :eek2: bunch of cowboys !!

absolutely unbelievable!

definitely name and shame imo...

I can't say who did that, as there's court action going on, but it isn't from any business who frequents SN!

was going to say that has to be a legal case, and from a supposed specialist as well :cuckoo:

Wow... workmanship like this boils my piss. Its hard enough keeping a good name in our trade without assholes like this tarnishing us all at every opportunity!

:eek: :nono:

It's an E-Bay special - it'll be fine!

JohnD

Not one of yours then Alan? :lol1:

You building engines without your glasses on again Alan :) on a serious note that is shocking!

Thats unreal......thanks for sharing, its just a bit scary to think that somebody could botch a job like that.:eek:

No, it's actually Cornish! :lol1:

quality job

Proper job just take it steady :lol1:

In Alan we trust :notworthy

What this tells me is what I already knew - most engines will run given the most dire of environments!!

Engines haven't changed much for 100 years .... not the basic running part. The fueling and electronics have changed beyond all comparison - but the basic building blocks are pretty simple and reliable!

Thanks, that's made my day! :lol1:

Arise, Sir Alan!!

From reading your spreads in TI. i think you should have your own write up in one of the daily red tabs..:D

i always look forward to reading your section..:thumb:

Does anyone remember 'Cades Garage' in Car Mechanics ... through the 1970's? I used to really enjoy reading about the garage owners exploits and customers.

Yes, me too. :D

Maybe it was an Evo specialist ;)

Actually its just remined me I have an odd exhaust valve in my Land Rover....

Seven are wasted stem the eighth one isn't....Who did that? Erm, me. One went missing and I wanted to get the engine back together and in the car pronto :o...it was a £150 rebuild afterall (shells, rings n' seals, nowt else :lol1: )

Gob smacked!!!!!:eek:

Jesus how did it run