240 engine swap
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240 engine swap
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I am looking at having someone pull my engine, send it to jasper to have them rebuild it and then re-install it. I am fine with the rebuild price from jasper. i was wondering what should be the labor time to remove and install a 240 long block on a 68 f-100 2wd with a 4-speed on the floor? They are wanting to get 10+ hours to do it and that seems pretty high to me. Anyone out there ever deal with this before? Thanks in advance.
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I am looking at having someone pull my engine, send it to jasper to have them rebuild it and then re-install it. I am fine with the rebuild price from jasper. i was wondering what should be the labor time to remove and install a 240 long block on a 68 f-100 2wd with a 4-speed on the floor? They are wanting to get 10+ hours to do it and that seems pretty high to me. Anyone out there ever deal with this before? Thanks in advance.
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Is the 10 hours taking it out? or taking it out and putting it back in? or the whole project? If it's the whole thing..10-15 hours sounds about reasonable..may take them a few hours to take it out..and then a few more to get it back in and insalled and running..not to mention the rebuild time and any hang-ups that may occur. Just have them do the swap first..they shouldn't precharge you for labor.
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the only thing that the shop is doing is removing the engine, sending it to jasper, then re-installing it when it is done. I was thinking closer to 6 or 7 hours to remove and install a new one but wasn't for sure.
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Real shops will refer to an industry standard book/database for man-hours to do certain jobs on specific vehicles as some are easier than others. What is your shop using as a basis for their estimate? Why not pull it yourself?
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I usually do all of the work on my truck, I am just swamped with work and need it done. The shop uses the standard guide through alldata. The problem is that alldata does not go back to 1968. It only goes back to 1975 or something similar to that. Basically, they are guessing. I was trying to make sure that they weren't guessing high.
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I usually do all of the work on my truck, I am just swamped with work and need it done. The shop uses the standard guide through alldata. The problem is that alldata does not go back to 1968. It only goes back to 1975 or something similar to that. Basically, they are guessing. I was trying to make sure that they weren't guessing high.
Hmm.. a 300 is like a 240 so a basic 75 Dentside with a 300 and 4-speed is comparable in my opinion. Up to 10 hours seems reasonable.. at least to me. I hope ya get a better shop rate than the $90 rate that most shops charge near me.
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Thanks. That clears up alot of questions I had in my head. The opening question was out of the blue without any background information. My first assumption was that you were some sort of noob with no wrenching knowledge but a heavy checkbook. I dig it. Time is a killer ain't it?
Hmm.. a 300 is like a 240 so a basic 75 Dentside with a 300 and 4-speed is comparable in my opinion. Up to 10 hours seems reasonable.. at least to me. I hope ya get a better shop rate than the $90 rate that most shops charge near me.
Hmm.. a 300 is like a 240 so a basic 75 Dentside with a 300 and 4-speed is comparable in my opinion. Up to 10 hours seems reasonable.. at least to me. I hope ya get a better shop rate than the $90 rate that most shops charge near me.
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Makes alot of sense..so just installation and such. Ok. Not a bad estimate. I'm sure they'll adjust accordingly. Hio seemed to clear it up! Good luck. I'd give em around 6-9 ish hours but 10 is in the ballpark
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I usually do all of the work on my truck, I am just swamped with work and need it done. The shop uses the standard guide through alldata. The problem is that alldata does not go back to 1968. It only goes back to 1975 or something similar to that. Basically, they are guessing. I was trying to make sure that they weren't guessing high.
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