Thread: EEK Motor Back From Machine Shop To Find This!!

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in a perfect world everything is " prefect " ( HA ) .. iv`e ran plenty of engines for plenty of miles with defects that machine shops wanted to charge me a bunch to fix .. my current 351 in my stang has a cracked main web but works just fine .. put your engine together and run the crap out of it .. that scratch is less than .001 percent of the sealing area of the cylinder ..

Originally Posted by HOSS429

in a perfect world everything is " prefect " ( HA ) .. iv`e ran plenty of engines for plenty of miles with defects that machine shops wanted to charge me a bunch to fix .. my current 351 in my stang has a cracked main web but works just fine .. put your engine together and run the crap out of it .. that scratch is less than .001 percent of the sealing area of the cylinder ..

Considering the photo investigation confirming that the scratch occurred before the honing, if it were mine I'd do exactly as HOSS429 says, unless the shop owner steps up and offers you some great deal after seeing the pictures. Not sure I'd invest the cost of hauling it over to him, given the distance. Of course it's your engine, and you need to be satisfied with the approach.

Best luck, whichever way you go, and let is know how it turns out for you.