Rob put the GUN down and step away from the engine builder 
BTW Engine builder seems to be a poor name for whoever ASSembled that motor. 
that sucks,good luck getting it back together. 
Bad Luck x 1000000000
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From: Franklin MASS
Bad Luck x 1000000000 Well for those of you that helped me out in my "no compression" post, here is an update:
Well last night we pulled the motor. With the plan on pulling the pistons today and re-ringing it, putting it all back together and being done with it. Well my bad luck turned worse today. Upon taking the windage tray off, we discovered that the rod bolts were only finger tight, and none of the pistons were in the right cylender holes (except #2). So we started taking the rod bolts out, and one of the pistons FELL OUT!!!! IT FELL OUT, IT FELL THE **** OUT!!!!! Only to discover that there was not one ring on the pistons!!!!! Then upon further inspection (after removing the cam) the cam bearings are screwed, and the crank may need to be turned, and the crank bearings are gone. So what it looks like is someone took the motor apart, and took the rings out, and just slapped it all back together, litteraly.....so depending on what happens Monday with the machine shop, and if my crank has to be turned, depends on what size crank bearings I need. So basicly I wasted $750.00 on a paper weight. Now you all know why its taken me so long to tear this thing down....one step forward and four steps back, its just so damn frustrating.....and I wish I had the money right now to forge the bottom end, since I am there, but no such luck.
rob
Well last night we pulled the motor. With the plan on pulling the pistons today and re-ringing it, putting it all back together and being done with it. Well my bad luck turned worse today. Upon taking the windage tray off, we discovered that the rod bolts were only finger tight, and none of the pistons were in the right cylender holes (except #2). So we started taking the rod bolts out, and one of the pistons FELL OUT!!!! IT FELL OUT, IT FELL THE **** OUT!!!!! Only to discover that there was not one ring on the pistons!!!!! Then upon further inspection (after removing the cam) the cam bearings are screwed, and the crank may need to be turned, and the crank bearings are gone. So what it looks like is someone took the motor apart, and took the rings out, and just slapped it all back together, litteraly.....so depending on what happens Monday with the machine shop, and if my crank has to be turned, depends on what size crank bearings I need. So basicly I wasted $750.00 on a paper weight. Now you all know why its taken me so long to tear this thing down....one step forward and four steps back, its just so damn frustrating.....and I wish I had the money right now to forge the bottom end, since I am there, but no such luck.
rob
Holy smokes, talk about a bummer! Hope all things work out for you.
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2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
2022 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L A10 S&B CAI, Corsa catback.
2023 Corvette 3LT Z51 soon to be modified.
Custom LSX tuning in person or via email press here.
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From: Cincinnati, OH
Document everything and have the write ups and pictures notarized. Almost every single state has both statutes and case law that deal with implicit warranties. By holding himself or his shop as a "professional", there was an implicit promise that work would be done in a "workmanlike fashion."
BTW - I am NOT an attorney.. Consult with a REAL attorney for proper legal advice.
BTW - I am NOT an attorney.. Consult with a REAL attorney for proper legal advice.
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Verdad Gallardo Thread Starter
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Franklin MASS
Thanks everyone, I appreciate it. I bought the motor from a guy in LA, really nice guy. He didnt know what happened to it before I bought it. He was going to use it for some project, and he was generous enough to let me buy it from him, knowing the time crunch that I was in, and all the problems I had with my old motor. So in part, its my fault for not going through the motor before I put it in the car. But I had 2 days to get it in the car and running before I left cali......just goes to show that rushing a project isnt worth it....
oh well, plenty of days left in the racing season..... 
Launching!
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From: Atlanta area, GA
Clearly, someone lied to somebody somewhere along the way..
Anyway, good luck getting it back together.. I guess you could say you were lucky that you didn't have compression, otherwise this thing would have come apart and f'ed up whatever you had left, i.e. block, pistons, valve train, heads.
Anyway, good luck getting it back together.. I guess you could say you were lucky that you didn't have compression, otherwise this thing would have come apart and f'ed up whatever you had left, i.e. block, pistons, valve train, heads.
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From: Northern Va
Originally Posted by Wet 1
This motor didn't come from some azz-monkey that pulled it out of his GTO lease did it (LS1 intake on it maybe?) 
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Joke from another post.
I've kept up with your posts- raw deal man.