Exhaust leak! How Many$$$$
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I have one exhaust gasket that leaks on my 312 Formula. This is a rebuilt 454Mag, with stock Mercruiser manifolds & risers w/straight thru-hulls, no y-pipes or captains call.
A mechanic wants to replace the gasket, on my lift, in my dock. How much would be resonable for a "house call" type repair on your own dock???
A House call like this has got to be worth something, right???
A mechanic wants to replace the gasket, on my lift, in my dock. How much would be resonable for a "house call" type repair on your own dock???
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So, still no reply???? What's it worth???
$50, $100, $150.........come on guys, this kind of repair is simple, but still a pain in the butt!! & it will be ready when you get back to the lake! Just fire it up & go!! Surely, ya'll have an opinion here!!
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Ok, this is only a guess. I'm no mechanic.
Trip charge $60
1 hour wrenching $60
gasket $10
total: $130+tax
This doesn't include any seized or broken bolts. It also assumes that you have a very acessible engine. Twins with 2" between manifolds don't count.
Trip charge $60
1 hour wrenching $60
gasket $10
total: $130+tax
This doesn't include any seized or broken bolts. It also assumes that you have a very acessible engine. Twins with 2" between manifolds don't count.
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do it yourself, Get a set of stainless bolts, some antiseize
and a rachet with a 9/16ths socket (I think)
go to town
first riser, then exhaust manifold
take you in a single about an hour max
and it costs you for bolts and gaskets
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and a rachet with a 9/16ths socket (I think)
go to town
first riser, then exhaust manifold
take you in a single about an hour max
and it costs you for bolts and gaskets
Jason
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J-L...what's up hommie!!??!!
b-f, You may want to think about that 1 hour figure for labor. If you catch a snag, (i.e. broken bolts, gasket residue that will not scrape off for s***, etc....) the minutes will stack up quick. Plus $60/hour for ON SITE sounds pretty damn resonable. I know guys who get 75-80/hour for work done in their shop. Plus-minor point here-$5 for gasket sealer tube, unless, like me you have 15 m-f-ing half used tubes laying in the tool box, to the point you get a chemical high when you open the tool box lid!!
Oh yeah, J you are right about the 9/16 and I would not use neversiez unless you were bolting into aluminum heads. If they are iron use locktite.....New stainless bolts are a good idea. I know, I'm rambling here....it's those damn physcotherapy drugs, er....um....nevermind that...
b-f, You may want to think about that 1 hour figure for labor. If you catch a snag, (i.e. broken bolts, gasket residue that will not scrape off for s***, etc....) the minutes will stack up quick. Plus $60/hour for ON SITE sounds pretty damn resonable. I know guys who get 75-80/hour for work done in their shop. Plus-minor point here-$5 for gasket sealer tube, unless, like me you have 15 m-f-ing half used tubes laying in the tool box, to the point you get a chemical high when you open the tool box lid!!
Oh yeah, J you are right about the 9/16 and I would not use neversiez unless you were bolting into aluminum heads. If they are iron use locktite.....New stainless bolts are a good idea. I know, I'm rambling here....it's those damn physcotherapy drugs, er....um....nevermind that...
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Whats up tool tosser?
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Yeah stainless steel bolts for exhaust 100% necessary
Home depot and you can pick up a batch cheap
Hey allan, what is the new record for tossing a 3.8ths rachet?
I got mine about 100 feet or so
then I got pissed at the old cast iron intake manifold and tossed that about 20 feet in to the yard, Made a wonderful dent in the grass, was sticking up like a toumb stone!!!
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Yeah stainless steel bolts for exhaust 100% necessary
Home depot and you can pick up a batch cheap
Hey allan, what is the new record for tossing a 3.8ths rachet?
I got mine about 100 feet or so
then I got pissed at the old cast iron intake manifold and tossed that about 20 feet in to the yard, Made a wonderful dent in the grass, was sticking up like a toumb stone!!!
Miss ya on the board, you need to revisit more often
jason