Patrick,
I'm dead in the water now due to the block issue. Long story short, the block is useless even though it's brand new, the porosity issues are beyond any I have ever seen. The porosity was impossible to see before machining. Now all the cylinder walls have spots as large as 3/8" in each and every cylinder. I have documents calls for at least 15 calls to the manufacturer, whom I bought the block directly from. I have NEVER recieved a return call from him. I only speak to him on the increasingly rare occasion that he actually picks up his phone.
I have a $ 3600 bill for the useless block, and another $700 bill for the machining on it. The manufacturer says he will replace the block, and will "talk to his partner" about the machining costs. So far I have been unable to get him to ship me another block, even though he has told me on two seperate occasions that he "knows exactly whatt he problem is, there are a few of us out there with this problem", and he is as evasive as a 12 year old with his hand in the cookie jar with regard to the machining bill.
Again, long story short, I'm dead in the water. I'm trying to work with this guy, as working with him seems like a shorter route to a resolution than a legal battle. However, to be quite honest with you, I am rapidly runnning out of patience. Today I got him on the phone, he said he was going into the back room to check and see if he had a block in stock to send to me. I was told to call him back in 15 minutes. I called him back three times - at 15 minutes, 45 minutes and 2 hours after the original call. I left a message all three times, he didn't pick up the phone on any of the calls, even though he was supposed to be expecting my call. As usual I got no return call from him, either. Another day shot. This is VERY frustrating.
