Re: [MBZ] Duramax: Changing the oil pump drive belt is as easy as dropping the trans

2019-09-09 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
lasts long 'nuff to get it out of warranty.  THats all they care about.   After that, the sooner the vehicle is crushed, the better (from their perspective) Cheep gm chit! Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote on 9/9/19 3:10 PM: Why didn’t they just use a chain? Oh yeah, a belt is cheaper, GM penny

Re: [MBZ] Duramax: Changing the oil pump drive belt is as easy as dropping the trans

2019-09-09 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Rube Goldberg would be proud! Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: September 9, 2019 1:14 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: mi...@mitchellhaley.com Subject: [MBZ] Duramax: Changing the oil pump drive belt is as easy as dropping the trans A wet drive belt, but

Re: [MBZ] Duramax: Changing the oil pump drive belt is as easy as dropping the trans

2019-09-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
We're talking about the 1/2 ton Chevy so at least it'll only be 1 car on the trailer. Makes the Dodge with the VM Motori engine sound pretty good. That engine is a staple of medium duty trucks in Europe... -Curt On Monday, September 9, 2019, 4:23:51 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Duramax: Changing the oil pump drive belt is as easy as dropping the trans

2019-09-09 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I assume the belt is 1% more efficient than a chain. It's OK. When you experience total loss of oil pressure you will receive a notice on the Driver Information Center and you can immediately shut down and coast to a stop wherever you may be. With luck, the nearest Chevy dealer might have you b

Re: [MBZ] Duramax: Changing the oil pump drive belt is as easy as dropping the trans

2019-09-09 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
Why didn’t they just use a chain? Oh yeah, a belt is cheaper, GM penny pinching, and the original owner probably won’t keep it that long anyway. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1982 240D 191Kmi, Hildegard Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 9, 2019, at 11:13 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > A wet

[MBZ] Duramax: Changing the oil pump drive belt is as easy as dropping the trans

2019-09-09 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
A wet drive belt, but we're sure service life is at least 150 kmi? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFNsg7bCtdA ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.ok