I had considered that hard break-in method when I got my car running again, but also erred on the side of caution. I just couldn't see myself killing it immediately after waiting all that time to get enough motivation to fix it.
Congrats, Brad! Glad the warranty worked out for you.
I have to say though, I went through every reply in this thread that had rebuild tips and am proud to report I seem to have done everything mentioned (especially priming the oil!!).
