Miamihoosier
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I'm looking for some input on understanding and handling a failed overhaul. I have attached my overhaul invoice. My local SeaDoo repair shop is a seemingly highly reputable one man operation. He overhauled my 587 last fall. He ran it an hour for break-in. I ran it one tank of gas at variable speeds last fall and took it out. I winterized it and kept it in a 60 degree heated garage. I launched it this spring just prior to Memorial day. 85 degrees outside in Indiana. Water was around 70. My daughter was driving. Idled out for 60 seconds and headed for our lake house. The unit died after 5 minutes. I towed it home. Thought it had a bad battery. Replaced battery. Daughter rode it 5-6 times. It would die but always restart, until no restart. My local guy says it had a cold, four point failure caused by my daughter not warming it up enough before applying full power. Shop owner says the shop who he got the overhaul from won't warrenty it since it has too many hours on it. I thought I was paying for him to personally overhaul it - see the invoice. The engine has always turned over. Not frozen when the head was removed, but evidence of this four point issue in forward cylinder. No compression. He wants $1,000 to repair it again. I'm really lost on this. I'd like to maintain this relationship, but am questioning that I'm responsible for this failure. Could I really be responsible for this failure? Thanks for any input.
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