Posted by Goose on February 15, 2010 at 20:32:03 from (67.63.68.13):
In Reply to: Re: The Right Stuff?? posted by kyhayman on February 15, 2010 at 18:48:32:
If what you're referring to as a "cookie wheel" is one of those small abrasive wheels, they should be banned from any engine work.
They do a fantastic job of cleaning gasket surfaces. They also throw all the grit into the engine so you have bearings failing in a couple thousand miles.
When I was doing claims for auto service contracts a few years ago, whenever we had a claim for a rod, main, or cam bearing failure for no known cause, we'd check the history on the vehicle and 9 times out of 10 someone had replaced intake or head gaskets about--2,000 miles before.
Didn't take long to put 2 and 2 together. We'd also deny the claim for improper prior repair.
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