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Date:         Tue, 10 Mar 1998 21:58:34 -0800
Reply-To:     Old Volks Home <jim@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Old Volks Home <jim@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon engine rebuild cost
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Somebody wrote: >. >> >>> !!!!!!!!! 1800 BUCKS LABOR TO INSTALL A VANAGON ENGINE?????!!!!! >> >>Not. Reputable mechanics in Florida will remove, rebuild and reinstall a >>vanagon motor for 500 labor. Check around. At 07:40 PM 3/10/98 -0600, Joshua Van Tol wrote > >You'll have to go to mexico to find prices like that. No self respecting >repair shop (i.e. a competent one) charges less than $40/hr in most areas. >Many places it will be much higher. To properly remove, rebuild, and >install a vgon engine would be billed at 20-30 hours at most shops. 30 >hours * 40/hr = 1200. If your labor rate were $50/hour (not uncommon, and >quite reasonable for good work) that works out to $1500. > >To conclude, I'd never trust a person who'd remove, rebuild, and install an >engine for $500.

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I've got to agree with Josh on this one. Having did the R&R and 2.1 upgrade to my 84 Westy last May-June 97, I can attest to the 20-30 hours to do this right. In fact I really took my time corrrecting and modifying some things in my upgrade which I am sure increased the labor time and I couldn't have afforded to have someone else do it. Just removing the engine required some time tagging the endless sea of wiring and hoses so that it could be put back together right the first time - about a 2/3 of a day alone.

Depending on where you're at here in rainy California, the labor rates can be as high as $65/hr in the LA area, $50/hr in most other parts of the state. Here in Redding, the average is $45/hr and a few dollars more in the higher-end quality shops.

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