[Vwdiesel] CAM ISSUES

[brian gochnauer]

Yeah I used a base 10 calculator and new math. :0

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Tad <tadc at europa.com> wrote:

> It all depends on how you calculate... personally, I put a lot of value on
> range and torque. :)
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> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 1:43 PM, brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net>wrote:
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>>  >But if you think of it being $540 for lifters and the cam and then well
>> say no more then $300 in torque to yield one time use bolts and bearings.
>> That spread out over even 100K miles is still less then $.01 per mile.
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>> The most a diesel could save would be $.02 a mile considering the price
>> difference of $.60 and 30mpg vs. 45mpg and @100k miles $2,000.
>> Paying someone to replace the cam is going to take ALL of the savings
>> ($2,000).
>> Doing it yourself you could save a few hundred.
>>
>> Still I like diesel, but I wouldn't try to make a case for the economy of
>> it. (unless you can put farm diesel in it :)
>>
>> I had an '01 Ford Escape; I bought new and at 92k miles when I sold it; it
>> had never been in the shop except for tires, brakes and oil changes.
>>
>> BrianG
>> Iowa
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