Oh, man!!! I wonder what shipping would have been, though? Too late now, I guess.
I didn't have them do anything to the "bottom end" (shortblock). Left it in the car & just had the head done. Hope I don't regret it - just couldn't afford it at the moment. The oil gets really dirty, so I assume that's from stuff getting by the rings. Although the machine shop said the valve guides were loose enough they were out of tolerance, so maybe the "black" was getting into the oil that way? Anyway, hope to have my "mileage machine" on the road soon & start getting that 50 mpg again.