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Subject:FGA, was: Did you get SPAMMED too?
From:Bulley
Date:Sat, 20 Nov 1999 14:08:43 -0500

-----Original Message-----
From:   T.P. Stephens [SMTP:doktortim@rockisland.com]
Sent:   Saturday, November 20, 1999 10:47 AM
To:     gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM
Subject:        Re: Did you get SPAMMED too? Re: Fast German Auto "New
ProductUpdate"

At 08:43 AM 11/20/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>Bulley wrote:
>
>> Did anyone else get this SPAM from Fast German Auto???
>>

One man's spam is another man's meal. Fools got to eat too, ya know. FGA is
just trolling like so many others that paint a pretty facade to stimulate
sales. They don't have much time and resourses left after advertising costs
for things like precision products. The first time I allowed a client to
provide a replacement long block for me to install it was from FGA. Within
5 minutes of start up it started knocking. The oil was GREY. I speculate
with reguard to assembly lube, the "if some is good and more is better than
too much is just enough" principle was applied and created a hydrolic
blockage, having filled a good portion of one of the oil passages at a
bearing journal with a  white lithium grease of some sort slaped on by the
hand full as extra protection for those fine Brazillian bearings.
Of course, the client though I should share in his misfortune by
subsidizing the failure, even though I advised him against loss leader
Californicated engines. The only recomendation I gave him prior to the work
with reference to FGA was, "I don't know, have no experience with their
products, can't say good, bad or ugly."
Post this if you wish.

Doktor Tim
Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles
San Juan Island, WA

Forwarded by.....
G. Matthew Bulley
Director
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree

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