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  1. This is my dilemma. I purchased a nice 1994 Nissan pickup that has had the engine replaced with a new imported TD23 engine from Japan. The previous 1 owner, a retired high ranking officer in the Royal Thai Airforce, purchased the engine back in 2002 and never had the engine replacement entered into the green book for the truck. He gave me all the papers to get the truck and the engine registered and it all looked to be in proper order. I purchased the truck about 3 months ago at which time the transportation registration office was closed due to Covid closings. I took the papers to a Thai couple that assists expats in getting safety inspections and registrations complete across the street from the transportation office here in Pattaya. I have used them several times in the past and they have always been very helpful and successful in getting the job done in a timely manner. The lady informed me of the requirement to send the engine documents to an office of the Transportation Department in Bangkok which was at that time closed so we had to wait until it opened to get it processed. Well about 2 weeks ago that office opened. They sent the papers back saying they will not process them because they see them as copies. The papers consist of 2 sheets. A receipt with the letter head from the import company indicating the engine size, model and serial number along with the amount paid. The other sheet is a receipt from Thai Customs showing the duty tax paid. Here's the problem: The old guy doesn't remember what he did with the original receipts and the company that imported the engine is no longer in business so getting an original replacement is not an option . The truck taxes expired the 11th of this month (Sept. 2021) and I can't get the truck registration transferred to my name because of the existing inadequate engine paperwork . I have no problem with purchasing a new engine with the proper original papers and having it installed because I was going to install a larger displacement QD32Ti engine to pull a small fishing boat anyway. What I need is to be steered to an English speaking person of authority within the Transportation Department to help me sort the problem out. Any advise or recommendations will be greatly appreciated. One item of interest is how did the previous owner get the book tax stamp updated every year since 2002 without registering the replacement engine which should have been detected during the safety inspection. Maybe because he was a high ranking officer in the military? I have no idea. If any have good constructive advice to relay my phone number is 0884867381 and my name is Randy.
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