Update. I followed your advice on the full rebuild. I did not follow your advice on the company. I used SES. I think I shipped in late September possibly early October. It is now February 18 and I don't have my engine back yet. I sent an email last week inquiring about the status and I did not receive a reply. It seems to me that when I shipped the engine he told me that he had got busy since we first talked and that he was looking at a February return date so I'm not too worried yet.
Keep you posted and will report back on my experience with SES. l