^ Yep...I needed a flex plate, and he told me to come pick one up. No charge. I went to his house...He wasn't home, and the flex plate wasn't there...But it was FREE....So I didn't bitch. I told him about the problem, he apologized and said the kids down the road must have stolen it from where he put it. (It was NOT hidden) He also told me to come back down as he had another. I told him I would pass and just pick up a new one. Which I did. Am I holding a grudge? No....Am I posting a whole new thread? Nope...Why? Because it doesn't warrant it. Now, I bought a crew cab dually once....I got it for like $2000. I test drove it, and it sounded fine....So I payed the cash...However, as soon as I got it down to the corner store, it started knocking like a bitch. I drove it RIGHT back and told the lady I needed my money back, or I needed at least $400 back so I could put new bearings in the motor. She was decent and obliged. (After calling her dad) I went to the corner store because I wasn't sure if the truck would MAKE it home....I checked the oil again, and it was LOW! So I put in 3 qts of oil and guess what? The knock went away...I went back and gave her the $400 back. She told me to keep it for my trouble. Not everyone is nice like that....Raymond has gone above and beyond IMO. If it were me, I might do what he has also....but most likely I would have done less. And after you started a thread about it....I would have cut off all communication. Period.
My Brother-in-law tried saying I sold him a POS once...He wanted to fight over it, so I handed him his ass. I told him what I had done and told him that if he took it to a mechanic and they said that anything less had been done, I would not only pay for the repairs, but I would also buy refund 1/2 his money. He took it to the mechanic (I think just to try to spite me) and the mechanic said that there were MORE things replaced than what I mentioned. The thing that went bad was one of the (few) things that I had not replaced.
Always the weakest link.
.008 huh? Do you even know how small that is? I've seen WAY worse....Hell, I've BOUGHT worse. When buying used parts, you have to factor that possibility into the purchase price.