Used motor purchases: crap shoot?
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 2:47 pm
Men, I need some help. I recently purchased a replacement motor for my '79, and it came in w/bad compresssion and smoked badly....but it did run! A tear down found rust damaged cylinders, a water etched and blackened crank, bent con rod on #4, and more.....the only things salvageable are two rods! How does one protect himself on a "sight unseen" purchase...and does anybody have any ideas as to how a problem like this migt be fairly resolved to both parties satisfaction? (Seller just knows that "it ran", and it did run...I'm out a lot of dough with no running cbx and 75 degree weather!
I know that there are few guarantees in life, fewer still with twenty year old bikes! How do I best insure my next purchase?
I still need a GOOD motor, or a bunch of parts! Any ideas or help out there? Let me know!
TomR #5505
I know that there are few guarantees in life, fewer still with twenty year old bikes! How do I best insure my next purchase?
I still need a GOOD motor, or a bunch of parts! Any ideas or help out there? Let me know!
TomR #5505