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i have had valve seats pop themselves out on the head on 308 holdens when running speedway so it can happen that seat may have already been cracked or moved in the head hard to tell but it maybe not the mechanics fault if the seat was loose or cracked beforehand hard to tell either way .and byw if you mhad a punch up with him that will aslo go agaisnt you in a court of law , you may want to reconsider your options and see if its really wo=rth the cost and time and agro

i have had valve seats pop themselves out on the head on 308 holdens when running speedway so it can happen that seat may have already been cracked or moved in the head hard to tell but it maybe not the mechanics fault if the seat was loose or cracked beforehand hard to tell either way .and byw if you mhad a punch up with him that will aslo go agaisnt you in a court of law , you may want to reconsider your options and see if its really wo=rth the cost and time and agro

Whats the chances if i drove it before hand 100% perfect? Very odd that it wud happen to pop out when he was installing cams though huh? All other valve seats are fine and wudnt there be more chance of it falling out while the car was driven?

The harsh reality is that there's no-one here that can help you with this. Oh sure there's lot's of people with opinions, however only a _proper_investigation of the failure would determine the cause, but such an investigation would run into the thousands of dollars, and even then you might still not like the outcome. On top of that, your 'opposition' can also have their own investigation performed and then it comes down to argument in the courts, if it gets that far. Having been called as an expert witness in cases far more complicated than this, believe me when I say that it can get very messy and expensive quite quickly.

My professional advice ??, save your money, buy another head, find another mechanic and get your car back on the road.

I wish i could get my car back on the road...Funny thing is that he wont give my car parts back until i pay his invoice of $3400! For a fuel pump kit, drop in injectors and cam install? HELL NO! Belive me i just want it back fixed....compensated or not!

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