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I think if you put enough engines out there with enough people abusing things you'll get some failures. Not sure why yours would do this, but generally improper break in and pushing the engine cold cause issues. How many people pick up their car and drive off cold and hammer on it? Plenty. You see guys claiming it's fine to run 91 octane fuel all the time too. We read about brand new engines going right to the chassis dynos from
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That's the exact reason why I do not and would not and never will build an engine for John Q. Public!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! once they got it, you can't control how they will use and abuse it (not saying this happened with this engine) and think since they have a warranty, just flog the dog out of it and if it breaks, the builder will fix it.......
The one exception I did, was a "standard" overhaul on a 351-W for my niece's husband for his old hunting 4x4 and I told him once hit hit the end of my driveway his warranty expired!!!!!!!!!!!! he may put 2,000 miles a year on the old 4x4.........
My race car doesn't go out on the track till the water temp is at 180 and the
oil temp is at at least 180......I let my daily driver warm up for 5 minutes in the winter before leaving for work and 1 to 2 minutes in the summer...........
David