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Message: <blockquote data-quote="creationblue" data-source="post: 644380" data-attributes="member: 1093">Real difficult one this, I have full sympathy for you. Had something similar happen with my Corvair motor when I had it built some years ago. Things went south within 400 miles when a wrist pin moved taking the cylinder out and junking the crank. The engine builder said the OG con rods were within spec so were reused but subsequently were the cause of the wristpin wandering. I had to buy new pistons and rods (which were supplied already interference-fitted from the US this time). I got them to take on the build for a 2nd time and took the cost on the chin. In this instance I knew the engine builder and I was fully aware they hadn't built one of these motors before, I wasn't happy of course but chalked it down to experience. The engine has been perfect since and it trouble free in its performance for the last 7 or so years.As said above, anyone wishing to raise their profile in the air cooled community would have offered to sort out your issue foc. In business we all factor this kind of thing into our costs should the worse happen and I am always prepared to take the cost on the chin to save my reputation. Not that I am in the VW engine building business I will add. Weird how the link Clem posted was 10yrs ago, the guy should by now know what parts are quality and which are junk, I personally would only trust probably two people to build me a motor these days, and it's not the guys who built my Corvair btw. We live and learn.Good luck with the Subaru conversion, apart from having to rev them they work extremely well in a bus and are relatively cheap to replace</blockquote>

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