Originally Posted by AndyF
The engine is most likely a pile of junk. Tell the owner that and ask him if he wants to proceed or not. Odds are that he'll be into it several thousand before it works right. Tell him to give you some money up front since you will most likely need to buy a steady stream of parts until it is done.


Agreed. If the top end has been a victim of bush league assembly, the bottom end probably is also.

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