New crate motor woes

Guitar Jones was kind enough to PM me with a procedure to perform the intake test and I have a vacuum gauge, so I will complete that this weekend and post the results. MoPar Engines West emailed me and said the leak down test was a waste of money and time because: “They have had motors that had a good leak down, yet had washed out rings, and still burned oil”. I agree that you may only hear about the problem crate motors but its bad enough that many professional shops claim they will not install one without a tear down inspection. However, my intention in putting out the post was to let others know about what problems I was experiencing and about the lack of a reasonable warranty (getting tipped to a possible cause that didn’t require pulling the motor was an unexpected benefit).