Here is the last message exchange I had with the fine folks at dynoflo....
From: chevguy65 To: dynoflo Date: 2007-04-02 08:08:02
Subject: Re: 454 sbc
Re: Ad #809660
Message: Look, I am not threatening to slander anyone, I just want the facts.
He bought a completed and assembled short block, so why would he question your work (if your so reputable)when he assembled the rest of the engine?
If you assembled it, it is your responsibility to make it right, whether the rod bolt was under torqued or over torqued and stripped.
You may be a reputable company, but guess what, mistakes happen, maybe your second torque wrench guy stripped it and didn't say anything because the short block was already over due to go out.
I am just saying be man enough to make it right if your company made it's 1st mistake.
On [2007-04-01 22:45:30] chevguy65 wrote:
> " Thanks for accusing instead of asking what the facts are the way we see it and then drawing a conclusion from information from both sides.
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> I never accused I did ask.
> You say you NEVER had a failure and I find that hard to believe, everyone has.
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> Now, I have also seen that your workmanship has been in question before, so again I find your story even harder to believe.
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> I tried to have you defend yourself and explain what may have happened, instead you send me excuses and in your words, blame the other guy.
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> You say you torque and re-torque the rod bolts, but obviously you dropped the ball on this one, otherwise the bolt would not have dropped in 8 minutes.
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> This is the type of excuse making I have heard before from other so called builders.
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> LOL, I just noticed you say you have no idea who I am talking about and then say "I did offer to check it out and tell them what I felt happened" so either you are lying or cannot keep your make believe seperated from reality.
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> This is my opinion, based on what I have heard from both sides.
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> On [2007-04-01 21:50:14] dynoflo wrote:
> > I do appreciate your desire to communicate in this fashion, about an issue that is quite simple. First I have no idea who the person is, as well as how long ago that they purchased this short block. however, i do know that things happen after these shortblocks that are shipped, and that the folks who work on them, may or may not know anything about what they are doing, i also know that these folks in their garages make a bunch of mistakes. Second and the part that is most important, We build these everyday. There is no one more familiar with these parts than us. We don't ever have any failures of these rods or their bolts, which leaves the torque procedure, which it seems that so many people cannot get right, but we actually follow the directions from arp on these fasteners, and then i have a second person with a second torque wrench double check all the torques on the engine prior to shipping. this avoids silly people making claims of our impropriety. so this does make the likelyhood that something else happened very likely. I did offer to check it out and tell them what I felt happened, but I guess it is easier to try to blame the other guy than step up to the plate. people do a bunch of stuff to their own stuff that they want to blame the world for their issues, and then they tell their friends to email stuff like this. Tell the "mechanic" to do his job right instead of pointing at everyone else. 8 minutes, you really have to suck to screw up that badly. I have very high standards of excellence and I can assure you that this won't be the first time I have been blamed for someone else's deal. Thanks for accusing instead of asking what the facts are the way we see it and then drawing a conclusion from information from both sides.
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> > On [2007-03-31 21:46:59] chevguy65 wrote:
> > > Hi, I have never dealt with you personally so this is coming second hand from a good friend that I feel is honest and would have no reason to lie to me.
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> > > He has stated that you built one of these short blocks for him and after running for only 8 minutes it popped a rod bolt and chewed the engine. He also states you are unwilling to stand behind your work and make it right for this guy.
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> > > If this is the case, how do you expect to stay in business, word travels fast in the racing community as well as the internet, perhaps you have seen the scammer section.
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> > > I am in no way making threats, just giving you some advice and asking if this is true.
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> > > Like I said I only have one side of the story and would like to hear yours.