RAYMONDK
12-13-2006, 11:27 PM
I have searched diligently and can find nothing to indicate that GM has done anything to patch up the PMD mess. My wife is worried that our 96 3500 Dually will quit with her three horses in our trailer in the mountains. We're on our third PMD in four years. So far we've been lucky that we were not in a precarious position when it quits. My old 6.2 hasn't missed a lick in over 10 years (since I replaced the weight cage). over 90,000 miles. I find it hard to believe that GM can even get by with the liability. They recall for every imaginable inconsequential defect, How about the damn thing quitting without warning. Seems the NTSB would have done something by now. Would a class action suit not be in order? I know GM doesn't own Stanadyne, but they have allowed them to trash every diesel they ever made. Seems somebody up there would wise up and find another manufacturer for their pumps. I have not heard of any other injection system manufacturer with such a history of crap. I know a Bosch pump would cost more up front but the staggering number of GM diesel failures should be enough to more than offset it. I would reluctantly buy a new pump if I could be reassured it wouldn't quit.
The problem begins with the idea of placing a bunch of unhappy electrons in full control of fuel delivery. I have worked with similar fuel controls on large (1000 HP) boilers, but I only allowed the electrons to trim the fuel not control it completely; so that if the electrons became too un-happy the boilers would still run , just not at the ideal mixture. I would have been fired instantly if that fire ever went out.
What about a hot backup as is now commonly done in manufacturing. Maybe it would only provide a limp mode but at least enough power to steer and stop the beast. I would be real pissed and sue diligently if I or mine was to suffer dammage as a result of someones engine quitting from a problem known for years to exist. I know a bunch of enterpreneurs are making loads of money with retrofix-it kits but that has only prolonged the development of a permanent fix from GM that we are due.
The problem begins with the idea of placing a bunch of unhappy electrons in full control of fuel delivery. I have worked with similar fuel controls on large (1000 HP) boilers, but I only allowed the electrons to trim the fuel not control it completely; so that if the electrons became too un-happy the boilers would still run , just not at the ideal mixture. I would have been fired instantly if that fire ever went out.
What about a hot backup as is now commonly done in manufacturing. Maybe it would only provide a limp mode but at least enough power to steer and stop the beast. I would be real pissed and sue diligently if I or mine was to suffer dammage as a result of someones engine quitting from a problem known for years to exist. I know a bunch of enterpreneurs are making loads of money with retrofix-it kits but that has only prolonged the development of a permanent fix from GM that we are due.