Marshall's Automotive Machine Inc

Reviews

• BM

  Bing Marshall

  Dec 28, 2021
  5.0
  Top notch engine rebuilding facility. Can serve all of your engine needs. On site state of the art Dyno, to fill all of your performance needs. If you are a gear head, it's a must see in skowhegan Maine. The owners Joe and Jasmine Horton are super accommodating. Check it out!!!
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  Raymond Ainsworth

  May 27, 2021
  5.0
  Great quality builds! Been using them over 10 yrs and will use them over any other. Thanks again Joe
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  Pete

  Jan 3, 2017
  1.0
  THIS SHOP ISINT WORTH ANY STARS BUT AT LEAST ONE IS REQUIRED TO LEASE A REVIEW. I have done business with this shop twice for marine engines. The first time I received a 318 Engine with a badly scored cylinder in # 5 and the wrong timing chain unfit for marine service. The engine had to go back. The second time I purchased A 318 Reverse rotation engine. They used a modified rear main sealing method by polishing out the helix from the crankshaft as he didn’t have the correct one for reverse rotation as Chrysler marine put the helix in the crank and not the seal as done in Ford or GM based engines. This is not approved by Chrysler Marine or Felpro gasket company and was not the sealing method he explained he would use when I spoke to Joe Horton Of Marshall Machine and authorized the charge to my credit card , again the engine had to go back. After the engine was returned I found a Rocker bar on backwards , when I called Joe he said it didn’t matter. The service manual for this engine specifically states the Proper installation. After installing this engine upon initial startup it had bad blow by that is pressurizing the crankcase in spitting oil out of the dip stick sleeve and the rear main seal has a massive oil leak. The compression is well under 100 PSI exhaust port temps are 100 degrees below that of the normal running engine. The engine is useless and has to come out and worse than the bad engine I replaced . I purchased the first engine just as the new ownership had taken over in 2013 and this second engine August 2016. Marshall Machine claims his engines are bench tested before they leave his shop, That is not true. It is the consumer who is the test of these poorly rebuilt engines and it is the consumer who has to deal with all the headache afterwards. this purchase is in dispute with the credit card company and he's lying like crazy. I do not recommend this shop as the quality is below substandard and leads to major Headaches and expenses. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR , FIND A REPUTABLE SHOP THAT IS BBB AFFIALTED AND BUILDS THEM CORRECTLY. 6/12/2017 So, now after six months I have finally had chance to get this junk engine out of my boat, I have removed the rear main bearing cap to see why I had such a massive oil leak only to discover that after all the discussion and promises about how he was going to do this seal the rear main, even after taking the engine back over the seal issue to begin with I find that he completely lied to me, He used a standard rotation crankshaft and that was the cause of this massive oil leak. If you look closely at the seal you will find the helix grooves in the crankshaft are set for standard rotation engine. This guy promised me he used the correct crank! Also this engine had such poor compression I had to put a bar on the flywheel bolts to loosen the balancer bolt and flywheel bolts as the engine spun over with no resistance. HE IS A LIAR AND A SCAM ARTIST who does spray can rebuilds. I HAVE A GOOD MIND TO SUE HM FOR ALL MY EXPENCES.
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  Michelle Bradeen Tripp

  Feb 17, 2015
  1.0
  I ordered a rebuilt motor from Marshall's For $3,000 and they told me it came with a 4 year 40,000 mile warranty, I paid them the money they delivered the motor to Ace tire and service in Waterville, said they sent the warranty to Ace along with the Motor, when I went to pick up the Vehicle, it was on a Sunday no-one was at Ace the keys were under the seat along with my Bill from them (Ace) and there was no warranty attached.. I have called Ace, they said they never got it, Marshall's says they sent the warranty to them, they are both stringing me along over a year and a half later, I want the warranty to the Motor I paid over $3,000 for it can't be that hard to type up another one, they have ignored my call's they have ignored my lawyers attempt to get my warranty, and just to add when I picked up my Motor from Ace I drove it home 3 hours and the next day noticed I have a bad rear main seal leak, I just paid over 10,000 for this car I am broke someone needs to fix this and Ace says it's someone's fault from Marshall's and Marshall's says it's Ace's fault but in the mean time I have a bad oil leak and my warranty should cover this but I do not have it. And both companies have ignored my lawyers requests to provide me with what I was promised. END RESULT after going through the Better Business Bureau, They said they would send me a new rear main seal, but they refuse to send me the warranty that enticed me to their company to begin with. THEY ARE LIARS and the NEVER answer their phone and I would never recommend them to anyone!!
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  Kate Less-Madsen (Cxcow)

  May 6, 2014
  1.0
  went there out of desperation, was warned they were shady. Guess what? It is true. Engine overheated within 1700 miles, was told it was our fault, had someone else take it apart and was told they put back used parts. Hmm..lesson learned. Did not stand behind, just about laughed when we said we would take it to court..

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