Warrany work

Well I took my truck in for an exhaust leak because of a broken exhaust manifold bolt. Service guy said there shouldn't be a problem because of the turbo. Well the bolt that broke off is on drive side rear, right next to the fire wall. So i stop by the shop after work and the service guy tells me that because of the estimate they gave them, the insurance adjuster had to come take a look at it to see if they would cover it. The only way they could change the bolt was to pull the engine or remove intake and head. About $1100 to pull the engine or $1600 to pull intake and head. The service guy said if it was still under factory warranty they would change it with no problem. But sense it's the extend warrany it's up to them. Well i got the call today and they said they could not cover it because of the turbo and could not cover the engine or tranny but will cover everything else. The thing that pisses me off is that the turbo has nothing to do with the bolt braking. So i guess if the ac give out they will blame it on the turbo and won't cover it. So it looks like i'll have to get something in writing to make sure it doesn't happen. Sorry for all the rambling on, i just had to vent a little.

Jerry, call your warranty co. and raise hell. Have them prove you you the turbo caused the failure. I wrote service for 6 years for a GMC dealer and you should not give in easily. What warranty co. is it?
By the way, I should get your controller shipped as soon as payment clears. Should be quick.
Billy

:eek: controller.......what controller :eek: jerry...what do you got up your sleeve now!!! :lol:

Ah well, that's a PITA. May as well drop on some aluminum heads now...

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Originally posted by bud8fan@Jan 26 2005, 06:44 PM
:eek: controller.......what controller :eek: jerry...what do you got up your sleeve now!!! :lol:

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I got to fine some way to stay faster than you and try to keep up with Allen. :point:

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Originally posted by trtturbo@Jan 26 2005, 06:28 PM
Jerry, call your warranty co. and raise hell. Have them prove you you the turbo caused the failure. I wrote service for 6 years for a GMC dealer and you should not give in easily. What warranty co. is it?
By the way, I should get your controller shipped as soon as payment clears. Should be quick.
Billy

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It's LDS and I haven't gave up yet. Yea i got bud8 shaking in his boots with the boost controller :laugh: See ya in SA Alton :taunt:

hey i want in on this to now. damn i9 need to come up there one weekend and see asll you people. :nx:

ok...im fixin to go nocturnal...stealth i say..whip out the ole pocket book...go buy me some &%^#$!@)(&*?:+$%#$%&^??? :eek: :eek: :eek: :rock:

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Originally posted by bud8fan@Jan 26 2005, 08:21 PM
ok...im fixin to go nocturnal...stealth i say..whip out the ole pocket book...go buy me some &%^#$!@)(&*?:+$%#$%&^??? :eek: :eek: :eek: :rock:

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I hope you got some deep pockets :point: j/k It'll be fun. And none of this funny stuff :nx:

sorry Jerry, did I let something out that I shouldnt have?
I did'nt mean boost controller, I meant Sega controller :laugh:

Yea, thats it Sega controller. :laugh: Did you find any info on the fuel pump? Opps i mean flux capacitor :smile:

fuel pump!! i got a fuel pump for you :bash: it's slightly used :smile: ...hummmmm sega controller :duh: gonna have to check in the go fast section for that one :lol:

Yea, you plug the sega controller into the flux capacitor, It controls the amount of electrons that go to the coils. :smile:

Jerry, call 585-865-1832 to order your fuel pump, I mean capacitor for $105.95 plus $8.95 s & h. Walbro 255lph intank. You can do the inline, but it is $139.95 and I would suggest the intank. Their hours are 10:00am to 5:00pm eastern

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Originally posted by jerry2500@Jan 27 2005, 07:26 AM
Yea, you plug the sega controller into the flux capacitor, It controls the amount of electrons that go to the coils. :smile:

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Bwuahahahaha :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :rofl: :rofl: now that's a good one LOL...Zed

Oh yea Jerry, I put your dyno back on the site. It is on the sts systems page at the bottom nice and big.

Does anybody know were i can fine a good use Flux Capacitor for our trucks :lol: ? All i can find is one that fits on a DeLorean.

michael j. fox might be able to help you out...his number is BR549. :lol:

:point: I looked at his but it had to many miles on it. He kind of abused it to .

Well everything didn't go as smooth as i would like it. I had to pull the head off because the bolt broke off below the surface. That wasn't to bad. Once i got the head off i drilled the bolt and used and easy out and that's were it turned to crap. The easy out broke off in the bolt :tantrum: Well after burning up and breaking 5 or 6 bits i called my brother who works for a machine shop, i asked him what to do. Get this, he tells me go to lowes and get a masonry bit, the carbide tip on it is harder than the easy out. Well i have a rotary drill with carbide tip bits for concrete and it drilled it right out. I wish i would of known that 3 hours earlyer . Well all i have to do this morning is hook up all the wiring and put the exhaust manifold back on. Now i see why the dealer wanted to charge so much.

damn masonry bit :duh: i would have never known that...thats a good one to put in the book for future refrence...thanks there jerry :thumb:

I always take a hammer and hit the head of the bolt a couple of good sharp raps before loosening a bolt screwed into aluminum. Corrosion is your enemy and if you don't do that and they are corroded you may break one. Never trust that the person that put it together before you put anit-seize on the bolt before assembly. Don't forget to put some on the bolt when you put it back together. It's worth the price of the compound.

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Originally posted by RedHeartbeat@Feb 13 2005, 02:09 PM
I always take a hammer and hit the head of the bolt a couple of good sharp raps before loosening a bolt screwed into aluminum. Corrosion is your enemy and if you don't do that and they are corroded you may break one. Never trust that the person that put it together before you put anit-seize on the bolt before assembly. Don't forget to put some on the bolt when you put it back together. It's worth the price of the compound.

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I have the cast iron heads. They are pretty heavy. Believe me i smack it around pretty good :whack: I did get it all back together and took it out for a ride. I was loosing alot of lowend to mid range power with the exhaust leak. WOT was about the same. While i had the heads off i took a good look at the pistons and cylinder walls and at 58,000 miles i could still see the cross hatch on the walls. Top of pistons were pretty clean of carbon and so was the head. While i was putting stuff back on I droped a bolt an of all places for it to fall right down the exhaust pipe :grr: Well i got out the trusty magnet and after about 1/2 hour i fished it out. Now you know why i don't do machanic work for a living. I would starve. I think I'll stick to computers and drawing plans.

Damn, that sounds like something that would happen to me. If I drop something it always finds it's way into a place that is a true pain to get it back. I always feared working on the carb and intake on my old V8s because I just knew that something would fall in. :bash: