Originally Posted by driskill

One of my customers just told me about this thread- tho I "have no dog in this fight " - I thought I might offer a little insight . from what I can tell from this post - 1ST, you made a deal with a phil- not ADRENALINE- you shouldn't be posting in "vendor reviews" - 2nd, if once trans was exchanged and you had problem - he paid a tech to remove it ,paid to have it taken apart and checked out to resolve any issues and re installed ( good luck with that with anyone else you "trade parts with" ) - 3rd you where saying they shouldn't have driven it? hard to tell if something is working without driving - 4th aftermarket Honda distributors have always been prone to problems / I have replaced more than I can remember. and last but certainly not least you could have other issues causing problems , clutch , hydraulics , driving style etc.etc..
I saw this trans in question myself and other than what was mention - detent ball stuck in retaining bolt for a "used trans" it looked ok
I have purchased many transmissions that wouldn't shift at high rpm - even a BRAND NEW from Honda -due to another problem and you didn't see any Honda bashing post from me - I truly hope you get this issue resolved but posting about a shop being crooks when he has tried to help isn't the correct way to go about it .