[Alan Roehrich]

Dan Dvorak used to "loan out" engines to commercial use.


Kubota once allowed their castings to sit for a year before machining.


I can tell you that the ovens people use to clean parts will make cast iron as soft as the day it was cast, and it will "move" significantly.


For some people, a new block is no option at all, and for others it is at best an extremely expensive option.


Y'all take the free advice and information for what it is worth.