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Old 02-16-2011, 12:34 AM   #1
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I took my truck to the mechanic today because it was backfiring and popping while accelerating\decelerating\bogging down.. And taking taking a little long to start!

He said something about he would rebuild my distributor, Tune my carb, Fix my timing, and check for some vacuum leaks. I already replaced my cap and rotor, So id this included in the "distributor rebuild"?

He wants $150 To do this...

And he wants an extra $100 to put my headers on, is this a fair price or could I find cheaper?

My truck is a @ wheel drive SWB Chevy With a 350 motor and 350 Trans.
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Old 02-16-2011, 01:03 AM   #2
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Sounds reasonable to me... Going rate around here is ~$100 an hour for labor. If it needs all the tuning and work mentioned that sounds OK
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Old 02-16-2011, 01:16 AM   #3
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Okay! Thanks, I'm not sure whats all partof rebuilding a distributor! So I wasn't sure of the price! Thanks for replying man! I appreciate it I guess il go ahead and let him do it tomorrow
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Old 02-16-2011, 05:32 AM   #4
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my girlfriend recently took mine for same symptom's, they fi'x that, replaced hydro booster and 3 hose's, $1000.00 ! yours sounds like a good deal !
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Old 02-16-2011, 08:56 AM   #5
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sounds very inexpensive to me...and if he's a good mechanic, it will come back to you very quickly in mileage.
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Old 02-16-2011, 08:58 AM   #6
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I agree! Thanks for all of your help guys!
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if you dist. is an HEI he can have 150 wraped in parts easy if its a centr. dist. he can spend a lot of time rebuilding the parts in it
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Old 02-16-2011, 01:12 PM   #8
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Mine Is the stock one i guess lol i changed cap and rotor only
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Old 02-16-2011, 01:18 PM   #9
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Apparently you have never installed a set of headers. If you had, you would already know that 100.00 is a bargain. It seems no matter how simple they "look" to install, there is always something that requires modifications. Installing headers is always a pain to get done.
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Old 02-16-2011, 01:49 PM   #10
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I haven't done it! I will let him do it! This sight and the people on it are great! Great help/ good people!

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Apparently you have never installed a set of headers. If you had, you would already know that 100.00 is a bargain. It seems no matter how simple they "look" to install, there is always something that requires modifications. Installing headers is always a pain to get done.
x2 an i did them my self to save that money
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Apparently you have never installed a set of headers. If you had, you would already know that 100.00 is a bargain. It seems no matter how simple they "look" to install, there is always something that requires modifications. Installing headers is always a pain to get done.
along with re fitting the exhaust to fit the headers. i think your getting a deal
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I agree! Your getting a killer deal.
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first of all mechanics are generally a rip off haha well not the mechanic himself but the company he works for thats why i do everything i can myself! but 150 sounds rather decent being as that will probably take him a while and 100 bucks for the headers isnt bad either it can be an easy job or a real pain (generally a real pain).. like misternash said if hes a good mechanic it will pay you back in mileage.. id say go for it!! just dont let him walk you into a corner thinking you need to dump a bunch of extra money in to it.. we had a guy at a chevy dealer pocking small holes in fuel lines and various other hoses on the farm truck were i work just so we would have to come back!! just brutal.. but 250 for all that sounds good!!
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I agree with these guys, but...I know there is always that, dont pay up front and ask for the old parts. just to keep him honest.
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I agree with these guys, but...I know there is always that, dont pay up front and ask for the old parts. just to keep him honest.
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we are 80 bux an hour at the small town chevy dealership I work at.. that being said.... you would never leave the dealership for $150 bux..
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I took my truck to the mechanic today because it was backfiring and popping while accelerating\decelerating\bogging down.. And taking taking a little long to start!

He said something about he would rebuild my distributor, Tune my carb, Fix my timing, and check for some vacuum leaks. I already replaced my cap and rotor, So id this included in the "distributor rebuild"?

He wants $150 To do this...

And he wants an extra $100 to put my headers on, is this a fair price or could I find cheaper?

My truck is a @ wheel drive SWB Chevy With a 350 motor and 350 Trans.

You apparently haven't been to a Chevy garage lately! Owning a Chevy I can see how that can happen, but if you have, you would know instantly that $150 is a sweat deal
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Old 02-17-2011, 04:12 PM   #19
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The mechanic is doing it now! He is also fixing the mechanical advance! 150 dollars. We will see what it does for me! I hope the truck is faster!
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dude, just get it running so you can enjoy it and so it wont be a PITA for you. we will be waiting on the word!
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Old 02-18-2011, 04:28 PM   #21
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Okay well I got it back! It runs good and smooth! No backfiring! No popping, he took at belt off of my smog pump? Is that bad?
Other than that, it is a little shaky at idle when I stop at a light, and it takes a little long and pumping of gas to start! It didn't do this before! He said my starter is weak?
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