...perfect example of why I put my trust in Mr. Blue regarding his kits...

Thank you, Sir.

 

A truly respectable business man!

 

Outstandng service Sir!

David

 

Good service indeed. I'm a little sceptical about the reason given though.
The sleeve is essentially a tube, how can machining a steel tube incorrectly cause the horizontal crack? If the dimensions were incorrect then quality control should pick it up (if they have any), or during the sleeve fitting then Mr Blue would surely have measured it first.

Just my 2yen, for what it's worth I am a machinist by trade

 

Perhaps this is why Advanced fired that machinist...he didn't do his job correctly, which may have included QC.

 

I sure hope that the old fired machinist is not the same one that got fired that made my new cylinder sleeve. If it helps anything, I plan on sending my original cracked cylinder sleeve to Bill for him to check out.

Bill said that merrick was the only one who got a bad sleeve out of that run so I doubt that was the reason my original sleeve cracked. Although the machinist in my area told me that the reason my sleeve was cracked was because it was pressed too hard. I addressed Bill about this originally and he said that he would have to see it for himself to stand by it and that it's unlikely because he gets 25-50 of them done at a time. It makes more sense now that it could be a possibility since I am one of the newer 351ers.

Regardless, always appreciate a honest business man!

 

In joffy's case I remember a valve tried to poke thru a piston then all heck broke loose, not sure his problems even belong in this thread.

 

You remember correctly

I of course take all blame for what happened with my bike, it was never an assembly question. This was something that was found after I had taken the bike to the mechanic, by the mechanic. He then took it to a local area machinist and the machinist told him that it looked like it had cracked from being pressed too hard. I only mention this because of Bill saying that Advanced fired their machinist. Although Bill did say that merrick got the only cylinder out of that bad run.

 

That describes Mr. Blue in my book.

 

Apparently that particular machinist was caught for a bad run this time. Who knows how many previous bad runs he didn't get caught for?