>I purchased a 1776 from Strictly Foreign. One of the reasons was because 
>of they had a warranty. Had the engine less than a weak and it caught on 
>fire, my 69 camper is now gone.
>... I recieved a letter saying that the engine warranty was valid only
>if I had a "proffessional" put it in, and they had to sign off, 
>including the 300 mile tune up and the 1000 mile tune up.
>... I put it in, with the greatest of care, lots of hose clamps on fuel 
>lines, etc.

You did not meet up with your part of the agreement to make the warranty 
valid.

>I had been having some oil loss and firued it must be the new steel 
>hoses from Berg I put on for the filter, 

Which they did not sell you or install...

>Insurance didn't cover fire. I don't know what caused the fire. One 
>guess is all the oil I lost and was on the engine? Possible? So what 
>do you think of the engine warranty? Does Stickly Foreign owe anything 
>in this?

If your oil leak was from your valve covers, it would only leak on your 
heat exchangers and would not ignite.  More than likely, the fire was 
due to a fuel line leak, and YOU installed the fuel lines.  I don't 
think you have a leg to stand on.

Sorry  :(

Dave