Dave88LX
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To keep a long story short - I sold my '97 2500 to a friend with the disclosed understanding that it would need some injector pump work done. In the past, I guess the governor arm screw backed out and fell into the governor side. Potential damage would have been bent stud(s) among other possible things.
Called up a local diesel repair shop and explained to them exactly what was going on. The man who rebuilds their injection pumps agreed based on the symptoms that what I described was probably what the issue was, and that it may need a couple extra parts depending what he finds when he opens it up.
Estimated quote was going to be 4-5 hours remove/reinstall/time the pump, plus a couple of hours of "pump repair" time, plus any parts.
My friend and I were both completely blown away when he went to pick up the truck and was slapped with a bill for $1500. We all know that a fully rebuilt pump can be had from a reputable shop for right around $1,000ish, and I believe that book time on the pump removal/reinstall is around 4 hours.
Based on that, I have no friggen clue right now where the hell they came up with 6 + 6 hours of labor. I see the barrels & plungers mentioned, which are on the other side of the pump. I'm wondering if they did a complete pump rebuild; but it doesn't seem like it.
I'm pissed off because I feel like a dick for recommending this shop based on the good things I've read and heard about them. We were told a price of 1/3 to 1/2 of what he was charged, and if we'd known it was going to be that much, we'd have purchased a complete (newly) rebuilt pump instead of just band-aiding this one.
Anyone familiar with these pumps care to comment? Does everything look right, or did he get hosed? If so, does he have any recourse whatsoever? Just doesn't look or feel right to me.
What the hell does "tallowed" mean? I don't find it in a search on this site.
Called up a local diesel repair shop and explained to them exactly what was going on. The man who rebuilds their injection pumps agreed based on the symptoms that what I described was probably what the issue was, and that it may need a couple extra parts depending what he finds when he opens it up.
Estimated quote was going to be 4-5 hours remove/reinstall/time the pump, plus a couple of hours of "pump repair" time, plus any parts.
My friend and I were both completely blown away when he went to pick up the truck and was slapped with a bill for $1500. We all know that a fully rebuilt pump can be had from a reputable shop for right around $1,000ish, and I believe that book time on the pump removal/reinstall is around 4 hours.
Based on that, I have no friggen clue right now where the hell they came up with 6 + 6 hours of labor. I see the barrels & plungers mentioned, which are on the other side of the pump. I'm wondering if they did a complete pump rebuild; but it doesn't seem like it.
I'm pissed off because I feel like a dick for recommending this shop based on the good things I've read and heard about them. We were told a price of 1/3 to 1/2 of what he was charged, and if we'd known it was going to be that much, we'd have purchased a complete (newly) rebuilt pump instead of just band-aiding this one.
Anyone familiar with these pumps care to comment? Does everything look right, or did he get hosed? If so, does he have any recourse whatsoever? Just doesn't look or feel right to me.
What the hell does "tallowed" mean? I don't find it in a search on this site.
