1. The mechanic did not do a compression check the first time that Randy Marion had the vehicle

 

2. The Mechanic incorrectly put the "front half" of the motor back together incorrectly

 

3. The Mechanic mis-diagnosed the problems initially

 

Keep in mind that the following is a fact:

The service department said that the engine had compression before they took it apart but didn't afterwards...

 

The solution by Randy Marion's service department is for me to pay them for the work already completed then they'll take the engine apart, again, to see if it's a broken timing chain, if it's not, then they will not do anything from that point...but that part is "on the house..."

 

What does this tell you? I'll tell you what it told More Performance, of Charlotte, NC and Lingenfelter Motorsports:

 

Both places said that initially it had to be the timing chain, not the opti-spark, if there is still no compression, because the liklihood of the opti-spark and timing chain going out at the same time is 0% ZERO PERCENT!

 

Furthermore, Lingenfelter Motorsports stated that an incompetent mechanic could have "put everything together incorrectly" after replacing the Opti-Spark and thus there would be no compression. Additionally, IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, VALVES COULD BE BENT - isn't that wonderful? I just put a set of LT-4 Heads on the engine, at a cost of $2,000 and I could now have bent valves...

 

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