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What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 27th, 2012, 11:45 pmby nstg8a
As title really.... What's the going rate for repairing blown head gasket, preferably done as a cashie.
On nl 'lane if it makes a difference.
Contacts for someone willing to do it too would be good.
Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 12:30 amby raa4.0L
Should of asked while i was at yours
Depends on if all parts suplied or need them suplied.
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Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 1:00 amby nstg8a
Lol, I got offered a lane just after you left.
Probably gonna turn it down, but I thought I'd see what it costs.
I'd probably source the parts myself.
Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 4:48 amby misk
Ive done it for $300 including parts before and was happy with that, but i can do them pretty quick these days lol
Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 6:19 amby SnipeZ
300-600 is around the right area but when the heads off its best to get it checked over or have a change over ready
Cheers
Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 7:04 amby EDXR61994
i've been quoted 1000 bux flat. but that's off a mechanic whom I don't know personally or through online.
Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 7:23 amby raa4.0L
I will help you if you want and it wont cost S.F.A
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Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 12:56 pmby krisisdog
misk wrote:Ive done it for $300 including parts before and was happy with that, but i can do them pretty quick these days lol
I've done it for about the same, $250 + parts and machining.
Took two short arvo stints, but it worked out at ~ $40 an hr.
Cheapest mech quote he could find was 1250 lol.
Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 3:49 pmby SnipeZ
Yeah mechanics charge out at 88-140 an hour
Cheers
Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 5:24 pmby Mr_4.0
Don't do a dodgy homer. Get head checked. Replace hoses etc. investigate WHY head gasket blew etc.
Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 5:30 pmby Pub247
Mr_4.0 wrote:Don't do a dodgy homer. Get head checked. Replace hoses etc. investigate WHY head gasket blew etc.
Because its a ford 6 cyl...... all factory headgasket will go eventually
Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 5:34 pmby Mr_4.0
I understand that!!! But USUAllY there's a reason.
Re: What's a fair price for a head gasket swap cashie?
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November 28th, 2012, 5:37 pmby nstg8a
Checked it out today, it's a bucket. Good for nothing really, get a few parts of it but its mostly shit.
This is it if anyone else wants to waste a few hundy. I reckon the owners would take almost anything for it.
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/coorparo ... 009910678#If I had got it I had pretty much decided just to do a complete swap. Wrecker spec au donks are only a few hundy, and they generally have a short warranty.
Il keep looking.