I sent him another straightforward request and statement of the fact that my machinist measured the crank. He responded promptly again and said to send the crank back and he'd refund the money. I said, sure, send me the prepaid postage label.

We'll see if he sends it.

If he doesn't I'll pursue it with ebay and paypal.

Thankfully it is not upsetting me....its just like WTF?

The crank is really an interesting piece. though the bearing appears round and does not look all that bad it is nearly 1/8" too small and way beyond any available oversize bearings. It was represented as being taken from a running engine. I cannot fathom for the life of me how the engine could have run with it so badly worn without breaking the rod.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.