Sorry to hear that. When my IP went in my 300tdt wagon it went out slowly . But it is a mechanical pump. How did the bio-d cause this since bio is closer to viscosity of reg. diesel fuel then is plain wvo ? How were you still able to run the bus if the IP went out ?

What engine? What year? Where are you located?

Maybe some of us have a few spare parts we could donate to get you back on the road.

You could part it out if you have to .

Why do you need a flywheel? There just a big chunk of metal and don't really wear out...

An IP should cost you ~$500 and maybe that much to install it (pretty easy job). Wheres' the rest of the cost?

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1985 300D; W/Greasecar Kit.
1993 Chevy 3500; My own Conversion.

Hey Rif,

Just a side note to maybe save you huge money in the future.

With so many starter changes I wonder if the suport bracket is still there. The bracket is on the rear of the starter (towards front of vehicle). R&R of the bracket is difficult because of accessability, thus many leave it off.

Huge mistake!!

Without this bracket the starter is held by the two main bolts and the starter rocks back and forth with each start. After a while the bolt/s break and you have to remove the broken part from the block. THIS IS IF YOUR LUCKY

If your not so lucky the bolts don't break, but a peice of your block snaps off.....then you have real problems.

Link

Someone before me left mine detached but I was lucky and only had to get the broken bolt out.

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1994 Chev Suburban 6.5 diesel. Purchased with 162,000 miles. Installed GreaseCar kit. Now has 208,000 miles. Relocated PMD to air filter box.

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Originally posted by: Rif
How would one go about parting it out? Would you just advertise parts available come and take them out if you can?

rif
You could do it a few different ways . The easiest but less profitable would be to List is as a parts vehicle sell the whole thing at once or come by and disasemble the part they need and charge what ever you thing is good, base it on used part price found used parts wharehouses minus their sweat . Or if good with tools take it apart and ship it bit by bit.

You really need a new mechanic. Bring it to Greasestock and let Wally look at it.

It is really time for a new mechanic. This guy is either clueless and taking random shots at a cure, or playing you for all he can get.

Tell him his diagnosis was wrong and see if he'll fix the problem under these conditions. You'll buy the parts, he provides the labor. It's only fair. This way you arn't getting anything free and he has to work extra for his wrong diagnosis.

I mean, come on, a compression test should have told him there was a ring problem as long as was the piston not involved with your rocker/valve problem.

Even so, couldn't he have checked the compression before reassembling the entire motor.

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1994 Chev Suburban 6.5 diesel. Purchased with 162,000 miles. Installed GreaseCar kit. Now has 208,000 miles. Relocated PMD to air filter box.

Rif....I hate to say it but this guy sounds like he's just throwing parts at it until it's fixed, at your expense.
How he is coming up with a worn ring is beyond me. If he did a compression test and found a dead cylinder while all the others were fine, that would point to a stuck valve or a blown headgasket at that cylinder. This he would have seen when he removed the head.
A bad injector [stuck open] would cause a miss and excess smoke.
If the new ip was not timed with a meter that could also cause excess smoke--too far advanced.
Alot of these "mechanics" time a diesel by ear because they don't have a meter or a pulse adapter.
Cracking open the connection at the injectors one at a time will isolate the bad cylinder [if there is one] and then that injector can be tested or replaced if needed. Most injection shops test injectors for free.
What color is the smoke ? Black smoke under hard acceleration is normal. Is it burning oil ? Bad rings will burn oil !
Don't know if this helps or not because it's after the fact.

Ben

You are in a tough spot, no doubt. Have you already paid him the $2,000?

If he is just lost and hoping the problem will go away, you can probably get him to take a fraction of that if you take the bus somewhere else. Tell him you found an expert on these motors and want to try him - your mechanic will probably be happy to see it leave.

If he is a thief and just trying to take all he can, you may have to threaten him with complaints or small claims court. Especially if he already has your money.

I guess either way, you ought to make him awarethat you think this is not going well and see where it goes.

Remember he may not think this is so exteme. When dealers regularly charge $700 for a brake job, $1,000 for a 60,000 mile maintenance or a new computer, some folks willingly pay these fees.

Good attitude. Good luck.

690 gallons of diesel at today's prices.

So maybe 710 gallons of WVO burned will pay that back. D2 goes up in price, it'll happen even faster.

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2005 VW Golf PD-TDI