Chris, so true but very hard to prove when the shop putting in the newly acquired engine didn't perform a compression test prior to fitting. From there on, its more a finger pointing exercise between the 3 shops - at one stage it was a 2 on 1 affair which is futile to elaborate about here.

T, we've been closely in contact from day 1 even prior to any problems surfacing and I know you'll agree we were both fed the same information/explanations from the the shops in questions and we've handled this as best we can. I've tried to help you out as best I can, considering my physical remoteness to the situation, and I do apologize that the efforts cannot materialize into something more. Goodluck with the road to recovery and we'll still be in touch I'm sure.