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So the carb shop near my house wants to charge me $450 to rebuild my carburetor and to fine adjust it on their dyno/smog equipment. I honestly think that's a fair price but at the same time I could rebuild the carb for less than $50 just not sure if the rebuild kit comes with the MC solenoid. reason why I failed smog and get 15 mpg combined btw.
$300-400
Thats not too bad if they can guarantee a pass of smog, but you could at least try it yourself first to save $$$. I highly doubt the mc solenoid will come in the kit. Probably depends on how much the kit is. You never know what else could be wrong with a 25 year old truck. When youy get the carb straightened out you could still have bad catalytic converters.
Seems like everyone on here gets rid of the stock carb and runs a weber unit instead.
He is in Cali, he can't get rid of the OEM carb.
I had them diagnose the carb and they said it was the mc solenoid for sure. and yeah I am in san diego CA so i can not use the weber but I would have love the just go that route
where are you looking for a rebuilt. all i can find is from napa and they want $1050 for a rebuilt mikuni carb
Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_saca...uretor&_sop=16
I would try to find one that originally came on the same size motor as yours, since the OEM 2.6l carb came with bigger jets.
Actually I guess I'm getting a brand new carb from my local carb shop for $450. Really good deal considering new go for $1000+ lol
this might help...there's a place in Burbank, CA called BFIC (burbank fuel injector & carburetor). their #: 877-333-3130. I talked to them a few days ago and it would cost about $300 to rebuild my original carb. Same price if you do a straight exchange of your original for a reman. one (carb. legal of course) btw, for reference, i have a '88 ram50 2.0L
awesome. thats a really good dealQuote:
Originally Posted by ikeepzitclean
yep.. Im trying to save up da cash right now so i can get mine done too. its pretty much the only thing keeping me from registering it and gettin it back on the road. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by amcervantes
waiting till friday/payday to register and its back on the road for me :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ikeepzitclean
did u have a chance to get it done?Quote:
Originally Posted by amcervantes
oh yeah. I've super busy. here is a picture of the emission report before the new carb and afterAttachment 4343Attachment 4344
Who did the rebuild? How much was it? It looks like it's running good now.
looks good man. glad to see it passed!
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Originally Posted by camoit
ac delco fsp auto service and parts distributor chula vista main street cross street alamitos avenue. dont remember the exact address
it was a new carb not rebuilt.
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Originally Posted by camoit
^ how much did it run for that new unit? cuz if its cheaper than those guys from burbank I'ma go that route in da future too.
about $450 for the carb and $100 to mount it and tune/tweak it.
seems a bit steep..damn near 6 bills w/ tax and everything. but then again as long as its running right at least and ur happy w/ it bro :thumbup:
If I had access to a smog machine or a 5 gas analyzer I would of done it myself. But it did pass smog and the dude did a really good job adjusting it so I figured I got my moneys worth.
Compared to what I have seen on cali carb prices and the fact you couldn't drive the truck without it or creative licensing, its relatively fair. Beats 1200+ I have seen in the past. I'm all for bending the rules when I can on this stuff, especially for a vehicle that is not a dd.
well like i said before as long as ur happy w/ it thats what really matters in the end. and it sounds like ur satisfied w/ the end results. but in all honesty, i swear we got wayyy too many pointless laws out here.. lol y cant we have a bit more leniency like other states do? :lmao:Quote:
Originally Posted by amcervantes
u got a point there..i agree. u guys are lucky out there tho u dnt need to have carb. #s on every lil modded part or things of that sort.Quote:
Originally Posted by pennyman1
I would have loved to spend that money on double carbs or changing it out to EFI. But yeah emission laws out here dont make much sense half the timeQuote:
Originally Posted by ikeepzitclean
If Gov Corbett has his way - we will be CA east on emissions.
If you fancy the drive there is a shop in Escondido that specializes in import parts, they are called Rising Sun Import Parts. I go there for all the hard to get parts for my truck.
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Put this info in the link section also. If you wouldn't mind. Want you to have the credit for it.
unless u live in a county where smog isnt required. thats fun. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by amcervantes
Hi all; This has been a busy thread, and I am a little behind the power curve... BUT I changed my carb out last year and went through a place in Jacksonville Florida: National Carburetors. Rebuilt in exchange for my old one... $281.90 total. Pennsylvania is touchy; I could not put the Weber on because the brain box would be out of circuit (86 RAM). Nice people and fast shippers... usually have one in stock. No (800) number but they are on-line: Nationalcarburetors.com. New carb is working fine. Cheers, Grumppa
You need to find a different inspection / emissions place if they told you that. The only reason they should look is if the truck fails emissions. There is a new law for emissions - 85 and older no longer need emissions, with pre 96 in the works. PA found out that pre 96 cars are not worth the cost to run emissions, and they are usually collector cars that see little road time.
is this applicable for PA only?Quote:
Originally Posted by pennyman1
Im also very fortunate that VA does not do emissions tests:secret:
VA too? thats jacked up. come on now.. lol
Hey thats the price you pay to be in CA - that and earthquakes...
you could try www.rockauto.com. I know they used to have carbs for $500+. Remans.
lol i guess.. and according to "experts" we're due for a mega-quake pretty soon right on the fault line. u nvr know, we might become an island. lolQuote:
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