I have seen many a diesel that needed to be tow started then ran fine
afterwards.
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In a message dated 1/14/2006 1:28:57 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So for those of us not as mechanically inclined as most of the list, it's a
big time matter of trust. For the general population, mechanics, just like
doctors, plumbers, lawyers, etc. etc. have us just where they want us.
Do-it-yourself-ers are fortunate indeed.
Brian,
I did a lot of diesel parts business with TriStar before they moved and got
treated honestly and fairly on my parts. They even replaced an air cleaner
bracket (that they sold me) that lasted less than a year but warned me that my
motor mounts were bad (true) and they wouldn't do it again.
I have not dealt with them since they moved to West Broadway so do not know
if their principles and/or principals remain the same.
I believe all you need to crank the engine, for a compression test, is the
flexplate, which has the ring gear on it. The starter mounts on the engine
side of the block and the starter bolts might be a little too long without the
transmission, but a couple spacers should fix that!
Having said that, a cold cranking compression test is likely to be all over
the map because you don't have any idea how much oil is clinging to the rings
and cylinders. Squirting oil in there leaves you wondering how much
compression is from the oil and how much is from cranking.
As they are currently discussing this on the Stu list, (topic was flooding a
diesel) even a good engine my require tow starting after sitting a long time
because of lack of oil seal on the rings. I say put it in and get it
running. If TriStar said it was good you gotta go with that.
And when you are totally disgusted with the 240D, bring me $4500 and you can
DRIVE my rust free, just broken in, 79 300SD back to Minnesota. No core
charge either!
Good luck,
Jim Friesen
Phoenix AZ
79 300SD, 262 K miles
98 ML 320, 140 K miles
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