Re: Consider buying American!

gfretwell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:17:26 -0800, jim beam
> <spamvortex@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> gfretwell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>>> On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:26:50 -0800, jim beam
>>> <spamvortex@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> the only reason manufacturers are going back to chain is because
there's 
>>>> a certain select bunch of whiners that bleat about the expense of
doing 
>>>> belt changes.  every 100k+ miles.  and from a bean counter's
viewpoint, 
>>>> it's much better to have a motor go 150k on a chain, then become a 
>>>> sluggish noisy p.o.s., than have a honda motor go 300k or 400k on 
>>>> replaceable belts with no noticeable degradation.
>>> Spoken by the man who charges $800 for the belt.
>> what's with the ad hominem?  do you know me?
> 
> Perhaps I am mistaken but I think you are the guy whgo told me I was
> too dumb to replace a belt and I should bring it to a dealer, leaving
> the impression you worked at one.
> If I am mistaken I appologize. 
>>> BTW how do you know how old the belt is if you didn't buy the car new?
>>> I have been told here the "inspection" is useless
>> how are you going to inspect the chain?
> 
> Why do all of that? Just rock the engine from the crank pulley and
> look for lost motion on the distributor shaft. DUH!

on a domestic v8 without tensioners.  and unworn gears.  if it does have 
tensioners, and/or worn gears, that doesn't work.


> 
> 
>> as for the belt, look at the service history.  and if you don't believe

>> that, just replace the belt.  the part is about $35.  if you do it 
>> yourself, have the tools and know your business, you can do it in just 
>> over an hour.
> 
> We already went through this ...

not with me you didn't.



> ... and the best price I could get for an aftermarket belt and pump
> was over $100 at Advance Auto. The dealer is a lot more.
> 
> If you can do this in just over an hour and the part is $35, why does
> the dealer charge $800? 

which dealer?  where?


> BTW I will give you the $800 if I can watch you do this in 90 minutes
> (quite a bit over an hour) , if you run over it's free.

why would you want to lose money like this against a guy you don't know 
on a newsgroup????  are you as generous with other strangers you meet on 
the street?

bottom line dude, you're not thinking.  get your fact straight.