Consider all the parts that can be reused. Typically, a machinist will clean everything from the engine block to the connecting rods. The machinist will also usually be responsible for boring the block, and milling the cylinder heads, along with installing bearings, plugs, piston pins as well ...
Getting a transmission repaired / patched typically involves fixing or replacing a specific component which requires much less time and effort than a rebuild or replacement. For example, a failed solenoid, transmission leak or broken input shaft can be repaired without having to take the entire tran...