John:
BPNW has a good track record. If the bolts were bad they will
make good and find you some good replacements. I would also expect that
they would also figure out if their supplier needed to be replaced. It's
just a shame that there are so many suspect products out there. The good
news is that you spotted the problem before buttoning up the motor.
Having a rod bolt let loose in 500 miles would have been a whole lot
more inconvenient.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: John North [mailto:johncnorth@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:26 PM
To: Navarrette, Vance
Subject: Re: Supplier of bad bolts
I bought from BPNW. They were County Brand, which is British, came
in a branded package, but I don't know the manufacturer and I'm not
sure that BPNW did either. I also bought County Brand tri-metal main
bearings from BPNW that were made in Israel. The bolts were a new
shipment they had just received, and I was the guinea pig... I have
always had good products at a very good price from BPNW in the past,
but I agree that sometimes price is not what it's about.
I have bought a number of Chinese made products and all have been
fine, but there are definitely some rough spots. Hopefully they will
get it it right before we all die from low bidders disease.
By the way, I do appreciate your consistent and faithful attention to
6-pack. I got my first LBC 30 years ago, a Spitfire and would not
have dreamed of tackling the jobs I do now. It is so important for
me that I have a group of knowledgeable people who share their time to
the extent you do. Thank you.
John North
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