"Robert" <Anonymous@NOSPAMPLEASE.montanasoft.com.SPaMFilTER> wrote in message news:qIWdnZ4FD-Wps5beRVn-vg@bresnan.com...

Hi Theo:

I'm in the middle of putting in a remanufactured line-6, 4.0 liter motor
right now.  I'd recommend removing and stripping your old motor, and putting
in a remanufactured motor.  I got mine for $1,206 from S&S:
http://rebuilt-auto-engines.com/

Here are some advantages of trading your old motor for a remanufactured one:

   - They do a better job than you can do ... too much to explain about
that ... check their website.

Fat Chance!!!  You think some 19 year old Tech High School wanna-be mechanic is going to put forth more of an effort building his 12th motor this week than you would building your own?  You think he's going to care if something is .003 out of spec?  You think he's going to slab on the assembly lube like you would?

   - 7 year/70,000 mile warranty

What good is this warranty if you have to do all the work pulling out the warranted motor?  Build it correctly the first time and you don't need a warranty.

   - HUGE time savings.

Until you have to pull it out because some guy didn't torque the headbolts and you've got big trouble!

   - The cost of buying a reman motor will be close to what you'd pay to do
it yourself.

That may be true, but I know what I have when it's all said and done.

Some of those motor rebuilders are terrible ... but these guys are great ...
they do a really good job.  They have a failure rate of 1.2 percent, vs. 7
percent for the overall motor remanufacturing industry.

What do you think your chance is of getting that 1.2 % emgine? 50/50?

I'm in the middle of this job right now, and I definitely don't regret
buying the reman. motor at all.

In the middle, so you don't know if your engine will run or not?
I really hope you don't experience any problems, but I can tell you that many people will experience some sort of problem when they buy a remanufactured engine!!!

I spec out the work done by the machine shop.  Just because someone does that type of work for a living doesn't mean they can't make a mistake.  After I pull an engine, spend the time, energy and money rebuilding it, I know what I have.  Can you say the same for your remanufactured engine?  Of course not.  You're taking it for granted that the guy or guys that built your engine knows what they were doing and did it correctly, much less, a less than perfect part being installed into your remanufactured engine.  You can do whatever you want, but I feel better knowing everything about an engine I'm putting into my truck/car/jeep.


Respectfully,
Jim Smith