I was also burned by AAAEngines aka The Engine Forge(TEF) through Ebay Nov. 2022. I purchased a rebuilt '84 2F engine that was assembled without the gasket between the engine block and crankcase endplate. Discovered after install and priming engine prior to start up. Their offer was to remove and ship to them on my dime. Insult to injury they took my core deposit and used it for additional shipping even after the shipping was determined, and took $ from core due to bad rings and burnt valve. I wouldn't have replaced an engine with 245,000 miles on it if it were perfect. They ghosted me. It was cheaper to fix locally than deal with these scumbags. DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS !! Since then I also have a rear main leak.
