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Had a talk with a retired trucker at the diner last week that really made me reconsider how I look at engine wear
He said most failures start from the accessory drive, not the block itself, because nobody thinks about belt tension until it snaps, and now I'm wondering how many of my own rebuilds could have been avoided if I had caught a loose alternator bracket earlier.
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chen.adam11d ago
You ever notice how those old Detroit Diesels would run forever with a loose belt slapping around? I had a buddy who kept a 12V going for years with a zip tie holding his alternator bracket together after it cracked hauling gravel. Thing was a mess but it never left him stranded. Makes you wonder how much of what we call "engine failure" is really just a bracket or a pulley giving up first. What kind of truck was that old timer driving?
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hayden_nelson8511d ago
@chen.adam hit the nail on the head. Check your brackets and belt tension every oil change and you'll save yourself a ton of headaches down the road.
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