Don Hard to tell as I also had the fresh water pump replaced and assorted hoses/belts, along w/ replacing the knuckle, clean and tighten exhaust elbow etc. Looks like the parts bill includes $50/each for the new tips and another $12/ each for the assorted bits -washers, covers etc associated w/ injectors. 1.5 hours for shop work- replace tips, clean, paint @ $85/hr. plus he came to me, pulled them and reinstalled them- testing compression on his way through. All in it was $700 labor/travel time and $400 parts. In my youth that would have been 11 boat bucks but being an experienced boater I now know it is barely more than 1 boat buck (US or CDN)..... And it was well worth it - purrs like a new engine. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3
_________________________________________________________________________ From: "Don Jonsson" <dbjons...@shaw.ca> To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List Overheating due to plugged knuckle Message-ID: <003f01ce5001$9250c7c0$b6f25740$@ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Kim Thanks for this. It is what I'm worried about. The boat has started to blow extra smoke on start and I'm thinking unburned diesel. It also blows smoke when you idle down for a bit and then rev up again. Once warmed up it seems fine. I've got a mechanic coming in a couple of weeks (they are backed up here in Victoria). What I worry about is the slippery slope on an old engine. It is 1981 with around 1800 hours and raw water cooled. It runs fairly nicely but..... I also worry about the cost of a new engine which would not materially change the value of the boat - as people were saying earlier - boats cheap, parts expensive. How many boat units did getting the injectors cost if you don't mind sharing. Don _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
