<VV> Here we go again...

[mhicks130 at cox.net]

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> Here's a case where all I can do is caution everybody on the potential 
> pitfalls of going cheap on an engine.  
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The thing that bugs me is knowing when you're being "cheap".  Is anything less than buying all new everything being cheap?  New crank(?), cam, cylinders, pistons, rods, rings, valves, springs,  lifters, pushrods etc etc etc???  At some point you have to re-use some old parts.  The engines that I've heard about failing haven't necessarily failed at the cheap parts either.   

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> There are lots of people that go cheap and get by with it day in, day out.  
> I, however, was not so lucky this time. 
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Aww, you're talking about Matt Nall aren't you?  He's the cheapest guy I've ever heard of.  He does seem to have good luck but then maybe he just doesn't share his failures with us.

mikeH