Would you be mad?:
Take your 20R cylinder head into local parts store on a Wednesday. Tell the guy you want his shop to check it for cracks, leakdown, and one exhaust stud needs a helicoil. Get an estimate of around $100 and lay down a $30 deposit.
Get no callback. Decide to call them Sunday, no one knows what you're talking about, partly because you no habla espanol. When you do get someone who understands, he says no one here knows anything about it, but "we'll definitely call you Monday".
Monday: No call from them. Tuesday: No call from them. Wednesday, you call them. No one still knows what the status is, but you're told when the salesman who took the head from you comes in, he'll call you. You have a life, can't sit by the phone, so when you get home, your salesman DID call, leaving a non-discript message to just call him. You do. He says "Ya, the shop says the head isn't cracked, but they said the valves aren't seating properly, and some water holes need to be soldered up." You say " Really? How much for the job now?" "$225."
How would you react? Here's mine: <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" />. I say "I'll be over to pick it up this afternoon.
Don't do anything with it!". He then says "No wait, I need to call the shop about it."
Am I over reacting here? That rebuilt head hasn't more than 350 miles on it since installed maybe 5 years ago. Yes it's sat some, but always garaged, in San Diego, and never 3 months between starts.
Oh yeah, it's taken me an hour to write this post, and no call back yet.
Your input please. Thanks.
