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;anybody beat this for iciency? On Wednesday, 4, 1983, I broke down with _eyland (401 engine) outside .change Truck Services at <. They stripped down the ne and found number four rod had split and piston age.
aye my consent to repair on ;ame day. It needed one conpiston, exhaust valve, e, other pistons were ped for damage and re. This was, I think, carried but, alas, took seven days, a bill of £1,148.
i my return home from cting the vehicle, a knocking :loped. I made a phone call
as told to call again with Drry for a diagnosis. When I
was told the injection p needed attention.
;moved the pump myself got it overhauled, but on g it, found the engiie still inued to knock.
:urther call at the workshop 3 the tappets being adjusted he engine still went on king.
e foreman then said that it :,•am followers. The lorry taken once again to the ge where the cam followers supposedly changed. This six days and cost £324, h I managed to get halved. returning home again, the le continued knocking. several phone calls and calling at the garage I was )y the foreman that (ing was due to worn camI, were Ito continue running ngine, something would op. Not satisfied with this ved a second opinion and nformed it was piston noise :h I had maintained all i) but was told I'd "little on the brain."
I wrote to Interchange and the vehicle was re-admitted. The engine number six's piston was found to have little end failure. I .gave instructions to rebush, with new pins for all the remaining little ends. This was done but took another 14 days.
This whole episode occurred over six months, with 26 days in workshop and cost me £1,332 for a ruined engine. Is this a record for this kind of repair or can anybody beat it?
G. LACEY (DISGRUNTLED) (Owner driver) Melton Mowbray Leicestershire