Response ????
Ive been told that theres a thread on stangnet about my engine from T&L and ive just read it
and ill have to bid in !
To make a long story short heres what happened:
From order to , ready for shipping ... Promised 6-8 weeks. Actual 7 month !
Pryor to installing i contacted T&L to ask if there should be any break in/run in issues for me to
take care about ! Answer :Track: ! Great !
After installing the engine an initial startup after priming it, it wouldnt run properly så we checked
the timing, it was set to 3 degrees ! That we gradually changed up to 12 degrees where it ran the
best ....but still not perfect . according to T&L it should be 10 deg. !
Ran about 60 miles total
They tryed to wipe it all off on saying that running on octane 95 in the first 10 miles then octane 99
and the extra 2 deg. on the timing ..... it was my own dooing that the engine blew the head gasket !?
istalled new gaskets and ran another 60 miles it blew the gaskets again
I took a static compression on the engine and on the good cylinders it was 255 Psi ! A bit high for normal gaskets!?
Then i took the engine out to inspect it further an found a busted cam and a lifter
so i lost all will
to wrench on it and let it hang on the engine stand for a couple of weeks wile cooling off from my dissapointment and anger.
Well i kept contact to T&L until September 30th where the offer on the table was a new cam new lifters,
head bolts and head gaskets.
But now ive pulled it all apart and ALL the bearings are gone the crankshaft,
oil pump ..... all damaged by debris from the cam and lifter
I contacted them by mail the 30th September to ask them to reconsider their offer and have re-sent the mail
several times ..... But NO answer
So guys im pretty dissapointed with my experiences with them but will still give them the benefit of the doubt.
They can still surprise mee ... and i really hope they will !!
And yes we can all have a bad assembly day but this is a proffessional engine builder !! and im sure their engines
runs strong (it did) but when something like this happens their warranty should cover it ! or what ?
Tommy