<VV> DIY is $atisfying and smart!

[Matt Nall]

I recently got estimates for a head gasket (non-Corvair) from $800 to $1500
Charlie

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  Business is business....  they take on a lot of responsibility / Recurring costs,  when running a shop...


  That being said....


Friend has a nice '68  Chevy PU.. 250 six...


Spent $4k  16 k miles ago for  a "Rebuild"  ..has run flawless until  this...


He had the carb replaced...$315...  a 1 bbl...


Carb came loose from it's base [ common!]   leaned out the #5  and burnt the piston...


Shop said   carb was under warrantee..but not the damage... $2200+  to repair..depending on what they found..


So he planned to let it set for awhile...as it's only a toy...


Took us 30 minutes to get the head off...  2 hours to pull the piston


$78  parts and gaskets and cost to have the pin pressed...


Approx. 7 hrs. and a 12 pack of Coronas...  it's fine..




  OH... it's STD. bore  and  crank!.....luckily the  "Rebuild" shop is 500 miles away...


 You pay your $$ and you take your chances!








Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/reswr0kp/