Reply to "MME ENGINE FAILURE UPDATE"

First, George, this is not aimed at you. Your comments are reasonable and diplomatic. I have no doubt that you hold MME in high reguard for good reason and I understand that you don't want this forum used to endlessly bash any person or business. I do think this has been a reasonable thread and I have been following it closely because I am planning an engine rebuild soon and want very much to see Chris get to the bottom of the problem and hope he continues to post his progress.

If the Jessel rockers are faulty, MME should be as interested as anybody in getting to the bottom of this problem. They are installing them in their engines, so their engines are subject to expensive failure if the components they select are not up to the job.
If there is a problem with over torqueing or alignment, MME should be interested in getting to the bottom of the problem. They are being paid handsomely for their expertise and someone is not doing their job.
If they are not interested in Chris' problem...then I am not interested in them. I thank Chris for airing his dealings with MME since MME has been recommended on this board and since I seem to remember Mark comming on this board to solicit business in the past.
What, exactly, is Chris supposed to do if MME refuses to do anything for him? Three identical failures on a brand new high dollar engine. SOMEONE at MME should be interested!
George is in a bad spot, MME is in a bad spot, Jessel is in a bad spot, oh yeah, and Chris is in a bad spot too. Maybe we shouldn't forget him.

It's not how you treat your customer when everything goes right...it's how you treat them when things go wrong that reveals your true character.
The only things I can think of that MME could be accusing Chris of is running the engine without oil (but other things would sieze up before the rocker arms broke). Or overreving the engine. If Chris is red-lining a brand new engine, he's bringing on his own problems. If he is not, then he has a reasonable expectation that it should hold together for more than a few weeks.
If MME doesn't want to address Chris' engine in specifics, maybe they could offer some explaination as to the failure risks with new high performance engines. MME's experience in this area would be useful to us all. Also, if they build engines that are race motors and were never ment for street use (a $21,000 motor sounds like it could be one of these) then it may be as simple as "a motor of this configuration and power output is not to be used on the street". We've all seen motors that are just hand grenades waiting to blow.
There ARE two sides to every story. I'd very much like to hear MME's side, even if they just respond in a way that is not specific to Chris or his engine.
We all have a lot to learn.

Mooso