ABeerCan@aol.com wrote in <a.8ab2785.27b5aaab@aol.com>:
>Ok, something just popped in my head and made me wonder about it. With
>all teh engine swapping going on and people going from little (hehehehe)
>V-6's to the manly man V-8 (hehehehe), how would htis affect insurance
>coverage? If you insure the truck as a Dodge Dakota V-6 and swap in a
>V-8 and don't tell your insurance company, would that be considered
>fraud? I mean, let's say you total the truck, could they deny you money
>becuase the truck was altered in a radical fashion and they were not
>informed about it? I have heard if you do a swap like what I and many
>others have done, that you are to tell the insurance company and they
>will re-evaluate your policy and adjust the payments as needed. TIA
I don't think its considered fraud, but don't expect them to recognize that
its worth any more than a bone stock V6. I believe if you make improvements
that you wish to have covered, you have to contact the insurance company to
have your policy altered. (For obseen premiums, I'm sure.) :-P
---Jon-
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