Is Dan the bicycle repairman? You mentioned balls.....they aren't teabagging each other are they? Just a question.........don't mean to hurt anybodies feelings, just seams that they are close....too close.

Is it winter already?

Does anyone realize; name calling and personal attacks isn't going to resolve, any of this? It's just going to turn everyone into enemies, others come on and hear the drama, they leave.
These parts, engine block are not in front of me for inspection, so I will not speculate failure. Do the lifters, rocker arms, heads, need to go back to the manufacturer's, absolutely!!!! Could I determine, if the lifter stuck in bore due to clearance; yes. Does a stuck valve, typically stick a lifter? not usually. Does the bronze burnishing on the valve stems, look like lack of oil? yes.
Did, the manufactures go above and beyond customer service? Yes
Did the parts supplier go above and beyond customer service? Yes
If phone calls were made in reference to possible failure and all was being done in customer satisfaction, determining the cause of failure. Why; is this even posted until the manufactures have determined failure? Why, isn't this held at abeyance until all has been inspected.
No one, not I nor anyone else has the qualifications on this site as boat owners, engine builders, or professionals besides, the manufactures to determine "root cause" of the failure. They see it every day, parts tested, their QA, machining procedures, along with each individual that has strict guidelines, involving their daily jobs. These parts follow, tight tolerances with high standards of manufacturing. Failure of these parts is catastrophic, with thousands of dollars involved. Let the proper, people determine failure and bring forth, the findings of those reports after.

He's not qualified to work on old bikes Brian.

Daddy gave dan a furnace repair business.

You aren'the the only one that has been speculating this. There are definately signs.

Lighten up a bit......just giving the twins their own medicine.

I feel that there is something going on here that I'm not aware of, so I will deal with the this at face value. Brian there is a need for your services in the industry, many guys don't have the knowledge, time, tools, etc. so you provide a service and a dam good one from what I have seen. You fill a needed service in the boating community, I will say that making light of what someone does for a living I disagree with. there are many guys out there that have a vast knowledge of Marine engines that chose to take a different career path, As for taking advise I would (if needed) take advice from You, Joe, or any other knowledgeable individual.

I will state again that I'm feel there is a piece to this puzzle that I'm missing so I don't really understand the dynamics surrounding all this.

So let's not make light of what we chose to do for a living! again with respect to all OSO members or non members

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I saw a bike repair reference tied to him in the past and ASS-UMED way to much..........now I see I gave him way to much credit.

There is a whole lot you are missing. The dynamic duo have attacked others and what they do for a living. As far as I'm concerned if you put yourself out there like that then so be it. It's like two spoiled brats. Don't get what they want and start crying someone say something around here that doesn't fit with what they say and look at it their way or no way. As far as I'm concerned neither one of them has a clue and if you decide to listen to what they have to say then don't cry when it doesn't go right.