I will say there are 2 sides to every story, everybody is jumping on the bandwagon with lightning 2, if everything he is saying is true then he is in the right, but no one here knows if he sold a damaged or hurt engine to off load it? I guarantee you the buyer of the engine has a completely different story to tell as to what was and wasn’t said. The one sentence where he says he always pulls a rod and or main cap to check condition is possible, I can see pulling a couple of rod caps and by then you pretty much have a good feel for the condition of the engine, you probably wouldn’t check all 8 rod caps and all the mains to inspect each and every single one for a engine you are planning to sale. Then the op also says he has the fancy snap on torque wrench, so why didn’t you take the extra 5 minutes and angle retorque and not leave it to chance for someone else to screw it up?

As they say if you want something done right do it yourself. Now days when selling something you almost have to imagine you are selling to the dumbest person on the block that can somehow screw up or break a rock. I sold a iPhone on eBay and 4 months later the idiot dropped it and broke the screen, guess what he filed a claim with PayPal wanting his money back saying my auction did not say the screen was shatter proof, after having had it 4 months, PayPal now gives them a 6 month window to return items since that is in line with credit card chargebacks. I eventually prevailed in the case afternoon dozens of emails and hours on the phone with PayPal. It’s like another poster said don’t risk going to court, you all remember the lady that got burnt by putting McDonald’s hot coffee between her legs, she won her case.