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Topic: Engine Kit prices

Posted By: JohnColo
Subject: Engine Kit prices
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 10:21pm

I was looking for a cylinder & piston kit for an IHC C146 gas engine. Best price I could find was $1,200+. Seems like they were in the $400-$500 range a few years ago, OK maybe 15 years ago, still that price seems way too high. Just whining but will take advice of other places to look.

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Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2020 at 6:39am

John,

That may be about right. The Allis WD45 kit was around $800 2 years ago.

Regards,

Chris

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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2020 at 7:00am

Kind of related, big truck diesels are out of sensible range these days. Associate in OK works heavy machines, was going to Overhaul a KT series Cummins and got a Parts Price list up for a INFRAME, $22,800 in PARTS ONLY. Standard old 855 BC1 or 2 Cummins will set a truck herder back almost $22,000 parts and labor to overhaul, if exchange reman engine are OVER $14,000 plus a core, PLUS the labor to swap and diagnose.

These are outrageous where when I was wrenching the average overhaul was less than $8,000 out the door.

Posted By: JohnColo
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2020 at 1:46am

All four cylinders are rusty in that engine but I might see if it will clean up at the price for a kit!

I cleaned up the engine this afternoon. It looks a lot better then I thought it would. I think I'll pull the pistons, lightly hone it and maybe put on new rings. The pistons look very good, I'm wondering if it had been rebuilt but had a bad head gasket or something. The adventure continues...