Well, he worked at this transmission shop beside my house, and needed the top from my '01 Kia Rio, so he offered to do the work for the kia. I did just find out he had hernia surgery during this time, so that would account for some of the time. But not the dog bone incident. You sound VERY knowledgeable, would one dog bone mess up my car in the long run? I know I have lost some torque on takeoff, but I don't hot rod my cars anyway. Just need dependability. Thanks for the reply and information!!