> I had a friend with a mid or late 80s Honda Accord. The carb needed rebuilt, > and I was shocked to find out that a rebuilt Honda carb costs almost $650 > (without any labor ie no remove and install, just the part). One guy said > he would rebuild the carb for $250 if somebody pulled it and brought it > to him. I gathered my tools and went out to the Honda. Then I went back > inside for a camera and took pictures of the carb with the air cleaner > removed. Then I looked at it, poked at it, and eventually said hey, this > ain't my car, I ain't doing it. I think it would be MUCH easier to pull > the aircooled engine out of my Vanagon than to remove that stupid Honda > Funny but BTDT I had a friend with a xke Jag he had to pull the engine to replace the starter Marcus |
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