Re: How cross should I be...?

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:44:25 +0100, PCPaul <urd3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I had a new cambelt kit and waterpump put on my Mk 1 Mondeo last week by
a friend-of-a-friend (professional mechanic, doing it in return for me
fixing his PC).

After it's first long run (25 miles of A and B roads) I smelt a rubbery
smell and when I looked the top jockey wheel had come off and was jammed
between the engine mount and cambelt cover, and the aux belt had frayed
to about 2/3 the width against it and sprayed rubber shavings around the
engine bay.

I wangled the jockey wheel out and judged the belt had enough tension and
strength to drive gently home again. Which was right...

Now.. he's going to fix it at his own expense. New belt at least,
possibly a new jockey wheel but it looks fine to me still - the bolt
threads are clean and unmangled, the jockey wheel is still smooth and
round and runs well on its bearing.

Is he somebody I should avoid ever using again, or is it just 'one of
those things'?

Would you be furious or accepting about this sort of thing?





Well if there's no lasting damage & the offer to fix it was made in good grace then being furious would seem rather out of order.
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