I bought my wife a 97 s10 blazer 4x4 from a coworker who was taking it to the local pick and pull. It had a bad rod in the motor. Paid four hundred dollars for it. My wife fell in love with it . It has leather and fully loaded. We hired a shop our store does business to put in a new motor. Three months later and 2200 dollars later we pick it up. Three months later it spins a rod. So from august to december the shop has the truck fixing the engine under warranty. 27 miles later it spins the rod again. Turns out the shop let the truck go with break in oil and didnt get all the flush out. So after three months of court we win our case. So I bought another motor and rebuilt it myself. Runs like a champ now and the wife has her truck back. I think I spent 3500.00 on this engine but at least I know its done right.