It did come from a GM dealer, Jegs is an authorized distributor of GM products. I would consider this transaction an "over the counter sale" What ever the case, the fella took it apart, thus voiding any warranty it may have had. Hopefully he will return and interpret some of his statements. Like the crank and pistons are "OUT" what ever that means, the crankshaft showed signs of having been worked on. What sort of signs exactly was he talking about? I still have no idea what he found and what was done to resolve the issue.