Re: Remanufactured diesel fuel injectors? ?

Posted by jdemaris on February 09, 2006 at 13:07:51 from (66.218.25.120):

In Reply to: Re: Remanufactured diesel fuel injectors? ? posted by Mike M on February 09, 2006 at 12:07:12:

I had some experience with what you mention. I've worked for Chevy and Deere dealerships. I was working at a Deere dealership when GM came out with the 5.7 litre diesel built on the Oldsmobile 350 gas engine platform - 1978 maybe? There were many problems, one of them being the plastic weight retainer ring falling apart in the governor on the Roosamaster/Stanadyne pump. The local Chevy dealer didn't have anybody with diesel experience, so we were doing their warranty work. There were times we had more Chevy/GMC pickups in the shop than Deere tractors - all with head gasket failures or crapped out injection pumps. At the time, Roosamaster claimed that those pumps were industrial, and not built to take the high under-hood temperatures when used in cars and pickup trucks. What a load of nonsense. We had them going bad in our Deere tractors also. At first, GM had Roosamaster change the materials used to make the seals and rings. Then later, the plastic ring got eliminated and replaced with the EID unit (1985-86?).
Also, at the time, with the Deere equipment, we could buy brand new injection pumps from Roosamaster for $575, and at the same time, many shops were charging $675 for a rebuild.
I will say one thing in defense of diesel repairers. The ones that charge a flat-rate on pump repairs, make out real well on most pumps, but loose money on others - thus the flat rate. If you are the poor chump sending in a pump that needs $40 in parts, and paying a $700 repair bill -well, not so good for you. But, some other guy sends in a pump with a seized head & rotor, and it needs $600 in parts (almost not worth fixing), he makes out like a bandit.
Since you work for a GM dealer - here's another gripe. I went down to my Chevy dealer to buy some OEM exhaust pipes for my diesel Suburban. They cost more than aftermarket, but have always been much better quality - usually double walled and last three times as long as a NAPA pipe. Well, I went down to pick them up for my 92 Suburban, and they are thin walled, plain steel, Walker pipes - same junk that NAPA sells. So, I refused to take them. Is GM doing that with everything or just the older stuff?

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• Re: Remanufactured diesel fuel injectors? ? Mike M 16:53:46 02/09/06 (0)

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