They typically end up at a2z.

So this customer may be on here, he may not. I’m not talking smack but just sometimes and I mean sometimes cheaper is not better.

Truck broke down in Alabama pulling a camper. One hell of a situation. Pretty sure we diagnosed as an engine. 2010 Ford with 6.4. Anyways it ended up elsewhere. Customer came to me and was very honest. He took it somewhere cheaper. Had them bulletproof it. Well cyl 8 on these engine is bad about failure due to extreme heat from regen. Typically too late to bulletproof. So he takes delivery drives it a few and boom. Noise and engine is toast. Said person finds used engine pulls heads, bullet proofs it. Customer picks up and shortly later kaboom.

Shop/technician pulls heads and tells him he needs another engine. X amount dollars more. Truck gets towed to me in pieces. The bumper is even bolted in wrong. Yank the cab to pull the engine and curiosity got the best of us. It helps to put the engine back in the correct timing.

They put all the fuel components in the bed. All of it ruined from moisture. It’s literally a damn shame. He’ll have an easy 40k in it from us plus what he’s previously spent.

Moral of the story, yeah we were high but it would have left right and even if, because we do….. made a mistake, I damn sure wouldn’t pass the expense along to the customer by good verbal garbage out my mouth to blow his mind and he not know any better. You pay for experience and knowledge. I’m as high if not higher than the local Ford Dealer. Good luck with those clowns.

Note: no names mentioned. I don’t do that and you’ll never see me or anyone that represents my brand do that.

My guess is, both engines were out of time and after enough valves smacking the piston, they let go.

Sorry, no squat truck etc. I’m high on those as well. Especially now raising the rear back up. Solid 4 years of rear parts in inventory. Pretty good business strategy from a guy with only street credentials.