Need some help with prob
04-05-2006, 06:14 PM
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Need some help with prob
So i sold my car last friday. The guy test drove it and said it ran great. I know it ran great b/c i drove it to meet him. Now he's called back today and said that the spark plug hole in the cylinder head is stripped and that a spark plug was held in with JB Weld. I changed the spark plugs and I knwo that JB weld was not used. Only thing put on there was anti-seize. The car ran fine for me after the change. I had put NGK irridiums in there so i didnt go cheap on it.
Now he's taken it to ford and wants me to pay $1500 to either get the head fixed or get it replaced. I dont think i should have to pay for it b/c I know what was put in the cylinder head and I know that it ran fine. He also drove it and said it ran fine. What do you think?
Now he's taken it to ford and wants me to pay $1500 to either get the head fixed or get it replaced. I dont think i should have to pay for it b/c I know what was put in the cylinder head and I know that it ran fine. He also drove it and said it ran fine. What do you think?
04-05-2006, 07:10 PM
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RE: Need some help with prob
Sounds like he was trying to change spark plugs (because that's what a lot of people do when they first buy a car) maybe he used jb weld instead of anti-seize on accident and then tried to get the plug out, f*ck it up and now whats to try to blame you to get off easy.
04-05-2006, 08:01 PM
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Well i think that's what I'm going to do...just not in that way. It's been 5 days since I've sold it to him. How do i know that he didn't do it...If it was something cheaper I'd probably be like ok I'll cover it, but I'm not paying 1500 dollars.
04-05-2006, 08:18 PM
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RE: Need some help with prob
Well if your being honest then you have nothing to hide and you should treat it that way. Tell him "I changed the plugs last I know for a fact that it was fine when I sold it to you"(no JB weld). Tell him sorry but this is no longer your problem. Like I said before it really sounds like he messed something up and is trying to blame you.
04-05-2006, 08:27 PM
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I know exactly how i changed them and exactly what went on the spark plugs-and that was anti-seize. Even when he described the color of it i was like yea thats the anti-seize. My g/f was standing next to me holding the packet of anti-seize as i put it on. Last time I saw JB Weld it wasn't a grey metallic color like the anti-seize.
04-05-2006, 08:43 PM
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He probably doesn't know what jb weld or anti-seize is and is trying to get $$$ out of you. I say as long as you told him it was sold as is, plus you probably didn't offer anytime of warranty, tell him to take a hike.
04-05-2006, 08:44 PM
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RE: Need some help with prob
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So i sold my car last friday. The guy test drove it and said it ran great. I know it ran great b/c i drove it to meet him. Now he's called back today and said that the spark plug hole in the cylinder head is stripped and that a spark plug was held in with JB Weld. I changed the spark plugs and I knwo that JB weld was not used. Only thing put on there was anti-seize. The car ran fine for me after the change. I had put NGK irridiums in there so i didnt go cheap on it.
Now he's taken it to ford and wants me to pay $1500 to either get the head fixed or get it replaced. I dont think i should have to pay for it b/c I know what was put in the cylinder head and I know that it ran fine. He also drove it and said it ran fine. What do you think?
So i sold my car last friday. The guy test drove it and said it ran great. I know it ran great b/c i drove it to meet him. Now he's called back today and said that the spark plug hole in the cylinder head is stripped and that a spark plug was held in with JB Weld. I changed the spark plugs and I knwo that JB weld was not used. Only thing put on there was anti-seize. The car ran fine for me after the change. I had put NGK irridiums in there so i didnt go cheap on it.
Now he's taken it to ford and wants me to pay $1500 to either get the head fixed or get it replaced. I dont think i should have to pay for it b/c I know what was put in the cylinder head and I know that it ran fine. He also drove it and said it ran fine. What do you think?
Or maybe he took a plug out and saw the anti-seize and was cluless as to what it is/was. His problem not yours.
