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Would the warranty be worth the paper it's written on? I'm thinking of buying the long block and installing it myself, but I want a warranty. I'm tired of paying thousands of dollars only to watch the mechanic scratch his head when parts fly off.

Has anyone had any experience with MTP out of Many, LA? They seem to have a good warranty on 250 long blocks. R

Different mechanic rebuilt the third motor. Gonna try a 4th, all new. R

Well, the rebuilt in-frame (all new sleeves, all new pistons, heads worked, everything) just threw a rod through the side of the engine block. I'll be moving on to my 4th motor in ~1,100 miles. Anyone that says the NHC 250 is a great reliable motor doesn't know my truck.

I'll be there today when they pull it apart and will post pics/video. My next play is to load it on my RGN trailer and drive it to Simp's for the week. R

Unless it is something in the head and obvious (which I doubt), we'll pull the motor out and do a full rebuild or replacement. To be fair, I have less than $800 in the repair thus far, including parts and labor.

Dunno. Honestly it doesn't sound like the liner did--it sounds way worse. With the bad liner I could at least drive around a little and only had a little blowby. This made really bad noises, lots of smoke out the top of the motor (blew the cover gaskets), obvious loss of power. Mechanic is...

Man I was excited. Finally, got my truck all finished. The mechanic said come get it. She was purring like a kitten. Sounded great. Ran it up to operating temp, checked the coolant and oil. All seemed well. Made it a mile. Now the motor sounds really, really bad. Towed it back to...