Re: To sue or not to sue!
Just in case you needed another opinion, I'll throw my 2 cents in. I've read every reply on this post and I believe the most sound advice I read came from Forktail. <br />All of the discussions about the possible causes of this failure are irrelevent. Willxuout3 has all of the technical evidence he needs, an unbias opinion from a professional. He obviously did not receive the professional work from mech. #1 that he paid for and relied upon. Guys, this is NOT a frivolous issue. <br /><br />Sorry WillyBWright, but I couldn't disagree with you more. If a professional mechanic needs more information from his customer, he should ASK for it. If the customer knew precisely what information the mechanic needed, he probably wouldn't need the mechanisc in the first place. <br /><br />willxuout3, I've gone through a similar situation with a heater repair on my house. If I were in your shoes, I'd wright the letter myself to mech. #1 letting him know exactly what you expect him to pay for and why you think it's his responsibility to pay for it. You probably won't get the entire $5,000.00, so come up with a reasonable compromise. If he doesn't pay up, take it to small claims. It's much easier than you may expect. It's true that, should you win, you will still have the problem of collecting your money, but it sounds like your after more than just the money. I think I know just how you feel. It doesn't feel good when you think you've been HAD and the culprit is out there continuing to impose his incompetence on others.
<br />By the way, I won my lawsuit ($1,500 for a new heater). When the judge heard both sides of the story he awarded me more than I had asked for.
<br /><br />I've seen only one crank problem in my days of boating. It was on my 1972 60hp Merc. The cause was too lean of a mix. It was my fault. I hadn't let the oil mix enough on a fresh tank of gas before I took off from the doc. I didn't get 100 feet from the doc before the crank broke in half.
