GL: Cost of Diesel repais (was: Hyper Mileing)

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

If  you are a halfway-decent mechanic you can reduce your expenses 
considerably by  removing the injection pump yourself and sending it to a shop. The cost 
of a  repair manual and a few special tools pales by comparison to mechanic's 
charges  these days. Even if you don't want to invest in a timing tool to 
reset the  injection timing you have saved much mechanic time and pay to have it 
done it  can be worthwhile; if there's travel time involved it can be a 
substantial  expense. Some pumps, like the one on our Lugger, can simply be 
reinstalled  without re-timing.
 
Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"
 
 
You  can red
It costed me 1500$ for the starter, oil change and a few other things  in
April. A few weeks later, I noticed I had a slow leak on the fuel  pump.
Total bill for the rebuild (and a few other things, they always  find
something else) : 3800 $. And I have a very basic engine, Cummins  5,9.

A fuel pump for my gasoline car is less than 250$. It takes less  than 2
hours to take it out, take it in.

Why is it we don't talk about  the astronomic costs of parts and mechanics
for diesel engines ? It's suppose  to be sooooooooo reliable, but the minute
something goes wrong, the bill fits  for a Rockefeller budget.

Conclusion : in 2 months, I spent more on  "accessories" around the engine
than I did for fuel in the last 4  years.






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