thanks... that's the kind of question i was asking. i didn't want it to sound like i blamed your shop for anything. just seemed like I'd heard of this one before.
i did see that one of the rod bearings had spun but didn't think anything about both skirts not being scuffed. just the thrust side. I'm going to ask jerry if his did the same thing. i think both sides of his did but can't remember. and like i said, i didn't get to ask the our owner/engine builder what he thought. he knows 100 times more about this than me. I'm still learning something new everyday.
on side not...do you guys have a deck plate for a 03 focus block. my friend has to have one made cause it seems like noone has one yet. sucks to spend 400$ only to use it once. we don't do machine work at our shop.
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