Curt Raymond wrote:
*SIGH*
The coolant is there for a reason you take it away and bad things happen.
Try overheating your Honda, thats likely got an all aluminum ENGINE. You'll
not only crack the head but ruin the block.
You want things light you use aluminum. You want heavier duty you pay
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Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 2:53 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Getting taken by mechanic currently
How does this sound to y'all?
About $750 dollars to replace the alternator, and the tensioner pulley
and its shock.
and about $160 to replace the thermostat.
The alternator
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You can usually find a shop that will use your new parts - very few
will install used parts - but if you ask them to buy the needed
parts from Rusty you should get Rustys price.
I suppose there are always exceptions but I've never found a shop that
would pass
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LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You can usually find a shop that will use your new parts - very few
will install used parts - but if you ask them to buy the needed
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LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You can usually find a shop that will use your
How does this sound to y'all?
About $750 dollars to replace the alternator, and the tensioner pulley
and its shock.
and about $160 to replace the thermostat.
The alternator the guy wants to sell me is some $350.
He won't accept outside parts.
Is this price what I should expect?
Anybody want
Most shops mark up parts 100% that is part of how they make money, and
why they often refuse to install parts you provide.
Allan
Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
How does this sound to y'all?
About $750 dollars to replace the alternator, and the tensioner pulley
and its shock.
and
Makes me glad I'm working on my own stuff.
Tom
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How does this sound to y'all?
About
Anybody want to buy an 87 190D?
Brian
Give ya $501.00
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:53:01 -0700
From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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How does this sound to y'all?
About $750 dollars to replace
Where's the nearest MBZ dealer?
How much do they want for the parts, and will they let you bring your
own as long as they don't have to redo it for free if your parts fail?
Any bozo at the dealership should be able to handle these jobs, even
if there's no place to plug their computer terminal
How does this sound to y'all?
About $750 dollars to replace the alternator, and the tensioner pulley
and its shock.
and about $160 to replace the thermostat.
The alternator the guy wants to sell me is some $350.
He won't accept outside parts.
Is this price what I should expect?
Has he done anything to verify that the head is still OK (leak down
test)? If not, I'd be leery of spending $910 on it, to find out that
you also need a new head.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.
-Benjamin Disraeli
'90 300D, '87 300SDL,
Zoikes, I didn't think that running the needle up to about the red
mark for a moment or two would put me in that much danger!
Good thought though, on the money.
I really didn't let it dwell at top temp for more than like a minute or so.
Brian
On 9/26/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has he
On 9/26/07, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Zoikes, I didn't think that running the needle up to about the red
mark for a moment or two would put me in that much danger!
Good thought though, on the money.
I really didn't let it dwell at top temp for more than like a minute or so.
A
Get a new mechanic
Take the alternator to a rebuild place or just order a NEW one from
Rusty for half the rebuild cost. I rebuilt, but should have bought
new for cost saving. Did the install my self. No shop labor charge
or price gouging.
I am sure braindead island has a host of reliable
My shop would not warrantee the part, but did back their labor to
install. I just told them I had world pac drop ship to me. They
could not compete on cost there, so I happily paid the labor, since I
screwed up the work in the first place.
clay
On 26 Sep 2007, at 11:58, Allan Streib
OK Don wrote:
Has he done anything to verify that the head is still OK (leak down
test)? If not, I'd be leery of spending $910 on it, to find out that
you also need a new head.
Autozone has radiator pump/gauge pressure testers for loan.
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Wow. So the thing has an aluminum head?
If the stupid thing can't take a minute at 120C or so, then I'm not
sure it's such a good car afterall. I mean, sh*%t happens. If my wife
had been in the car, it might have gotten driven for miles and miles
before she realized anything was wrong. You mean
when you get cracks.
Overheating is NEVER good.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:43:09 -0700
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How does this sound to y'all?
About $750 dollars to replace the alternator, and the tensioner pulley
and its shock.
and about $160 to replace the thermostat.
The alternator the guy wants to sell me is some $350.
He won't accept
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Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 5:20 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Getting taken by mechanic currently
Either find another mechanic or rustle up several different sources for
the alt, print 'em and take 'em in with you, preferably when he's busy.
Tell him you don't
Wow. So the thing has an aluminum head?
If the stupid thing can't take a minute at 120C or so, then I'm not
sure it's such a good car afterall.
That is why we often recommend the more bulletproof 61X iron
motors used in the 123 and such. The 60X is a superior motor
in everything but tolerance
About $750 dollars to replace the alternator, and the tensioner pulley
and its shock.
and about $160 to replace the thermostat.
That sounds a touch high. But all that stuff adds up,
it's appalling how much it can total even when you're
getting a deal.
Learn to drive a wrench!
Anybody want
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Wow. So the thing has an aluminum head?
If the stupid thing can't take a minute at 120C or so, then I'm not
sure it's such a good car
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