First and foremost, we have been dedicating countless hours and resources toward our cleaning, polishing, and storage processes since the day we opened the doors. Having been in many shops as well as “parts businesses” over the years, I knew from day one that I wouldn’t be willing to settle for the way things have always been done. So, while most parts businesses list it dirty and throw it on a shelf to rust, we spend hours every day preparing each and every part , then carefully oiling and often wrapping the parts one at a time so you can be sure that what you see in the picture is what you receive.
We sell powerheads two different ways. If it’s listed as a good powerhead, it has been compression checked and the head has been removed to inspect the cylinder walls and pistons. The compression readings should be in the listing in this case. Once this process is completed, we will replace the head and clean the powerhead. The cylinders are fogged for storage. The outside of the powerhead is usually cleaned with WD-40 and then we’ll blow it off. I’d like to be able to run them through our wash tank but the risk of getting moisture into the cylinders is too great and that would ruin the powerhead. Once this is done, the part is listed and wrapped for storage. We pre-box each powerhead immediately after listing to ensure that every precaution has been taken to maintain a completely dry block.
If the powerhead is being sold as a rebuildable block, it has been completely disassembled and inspected in order that you know exactly what to expect. We do not ever list duplicates on a powerhead listing because each individual powerhead is just that-individual. We carefully inspect each component for signs of damage or excessive wear, and list or discard them accordingly. Like a working powerhead, these are wrapped, oiled, and pre-boxed to ensure that no damage occurs while in storage.