2nd opinions please

[charliesharp]

Please give me your opinions.

A week ago last Friday I took my 62 Savoy in for an alignment and pinion seal change. the Savoy is a factory /6 car and I put a 440 in it, that I freshened up and ran great.

I trailer it in and drop it off on my lunch for it's 1PM appointment, I go back at 4:40 to get it and wait about 10 minutes for them to bring it around and pay the bill. When I left the car it had oil pressure, when they bring it back around for me it has 0 oil pressure and valve train rattling. I go in and ask the guy about it and he says it had pressure when he pulled it around, I show him it doesn't now. I give them the benefit of the doubt and think maybe something I did went wrong. I check oil pump shaft, pump,filter, pan, pickup and still no pressure, so off comes the intake and there I see 2 lifter out of their bores and 2 really bent push rods. I put the lifters back in and replace the push rods and the oil pressure returns. I stab the engine back in nad now I can't get it to time. trying to set it at 34, when I 1st put the timing light on it I seen close to 75 degrees and when I tried to go to 34 it started backfiring. I believe the engine was over revved causing the timing to jump a tooth or 2 and bend the pushrods and spit the lifters.

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I have not yet even had the car on public roads since done. gotta plate it 1st

 

[sleepar]

Someone saw a 9000 rpm hemi drag car and had to try it out and over reved the motor because the car they had in HS disappointed them.... Someone owes you some money towards a repair.....
Hope you got you're car out of there and not leave it there waiting on them to do or not do anything about it... next stop would be to a dodge dealer. For there legal opinion....

 

[bm02tj]

Take a picture of the car and check neighboring people to see it they saw it and how it was driven

 

[prplcar]

Looks like the tech beat the hell out of your car on a road test. If you deal with them often, show pics of damage and make a deal, lf not report to better business association and destroy them.

 

[barnfind]

I would start communication with the owner of this business.

 

[Hemi Rebel]

I would yank a knot in someone's ***. You gotta be kidding me

 

[charliesharp]

I contacted them last week and will be talking to them again tomorrow. They advertise integrity, time to see if they really have any

 

[Herr_Poopschitz]

Time for a 'valet mode'.

I usually stare at my cars until I get the keys back.

Hope things work out for you.

 

[monaco66coupe]

lawsuit time. I bought a new ram diesel 2wd swb in 98. in for service I heard the guy do a burnout. I knew the owner, he heard it too. That guy was gone in 15 minutes. He extended my warranty as well. New truck!
Some mechanics suck, and are very stupid!

 

[mr. b]

I would strangle someone just hope they make it right

 

[charliesharp]

I would strangle someone just hope they make it right

I wanted to do a few things. I hope they make it right without having to get a lawyer

 

[WP29440SE]

they definitely took it for a lap or 2. one of the reasons my cars never see a shop for anything...ever

 

[charliesharp]

Someone saw a 9000 rpm hemi drag car and had to try it out and over reved the motor because the car they had in HS disappointed them.... Someone owes you some money towards a repair.....
Hope you got you're car out of there and not leave it there waiting on them to do or not do anything about it... next stop would be to a dodge dealer. For there legal opinion....

it's home safe in the garage

 

[monaco66coupe]

It's good you have a picture. It likely jumped time, and bent a valve. OR TWO. That is why you are having other problems. A very clean engine though! LoL

 

[charliesharp]

here it is ready to go in

 

[monaco66coupe]

Nothing like a new turquoise 440 engine! I would like to see that 62' savoy. In High school working at my dad's station, 1965 or so, a house painter had a ratty 62 savoy painted with house paint, and a ladder sticking out the side window. He had a really hard running 413 in it, and went hunting for all the snooty kids in the new muscle cars,and wax them! He loved doing that.

 

[wedge69]

To late for this But NEVER,NEVER LEAVE A CAR LIKE THIS UNATENDID !!! A/Hole wantabe mechanic's Beat you Car to **** !!! I would have his Name and *** in my hands !!!! Bust a move on these A Holes and press a law sute ASAP !!!
When I was young and just starting out I saw a Mechanic at the ford dealer Hot dog a 79 5.0 stang Rite inot the front end pit ! Next day he rolled his box out the door ! Plain and Simple. You got SCREWED !!!!!
Sorry Bro !

 

[khryslerkid]

I can't even reply to such nonsense!

 

[monaco66coupe]

I had trouble myself. LoL

 

[Moparsmitty]

One of the perks of working in the parts business for several years is the relationship I have been able to establish with many of the shops in my area. Not only do I know the good shops from the bad, I know who I can trust with my car. A friend of mine runs the best shop in my area and if he caught one of his mechanics doing anything like this to a customers car there would be hell to pay. Not only would he be fired, he would have a hell of a time getting work anywhere around this area. If you don't know the owner of the shop well. do not leave your car there unattended. I'm truly sad about what happened to you.