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Post by span870 on Aug 23, 2018 20:01:50 GMT -5
Any idea where to get one. Chrysler is on backorder, don't want to go junk yard route. Jasper may be only option but been told by several people that they honor their warranty but only want to pay like half shop rates for warranty work.
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Post by nfalls116 on Aug 23, 2018 21:56:04 GMT -5
Any idea where to get one. Chrysler is on backorder, don't want to go junk yard route. Jasper may be only option but been told by several people that they honor their warranty but only want to pay like half shop rates for warranty work. eBay has some reman on sell. And there was a place on Craigslist offering rebuilt Chrysler engines I’ll see if I can find the link. |
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Post by nfalls116 on Aug 23, 2018 21:59:45 GMT -5
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Post by greghopper on Aug 23, 2018 22:09:38 GMT -5
Any idea where to get one. Chrysler is on backorder, don't want to go junk yard route. Jasper may be only option but been told by several people that they honor their warranty but only want to pay like half shop rates for warranty work. A junkyard motor isn't always junk.... you just need to find a place with late model wrecked cars!.Shop around! |
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Post by deadeer on Aug 24, 2018 1:30:08 GMT -5
Any idea where to get one. Chrysler is on backorder, don't want to go junk yard route. Jasper may be only option but been told by several people that they honor their warranty but only want to pay like half shop rates for warranty work. A junkyard motor isn't always junk.... you just need to find a place with late model wrecked cars!.Shop around! 100% agree. My long time friend, 25+ years now, owns a salvage yard. I buy vehicles and parts regularly. He buys only newer, wrecked vehicles, a lot of times with low miles. So your getting oem, not cheap replacement parts. Plus, he gives a reasonable waranty. Salvage/junk yards are not all the same and not all junk! |
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Post by Russ Koon on Aug 24, 2018 10:42:20 GMT -5
I also went the junkyard route when I replaced the engine in my Cherokee. It was kind of a close call for me between scrapping out the 2000 model Jeep, even though everything else but the A/C was still working just fine and I really liked the vehicle. It had 187K on it, and the engine seized up with an apparent spun main bearing.
Found a replacement in a southside Indy junkyard and a good local garage who'd do the swap at a reasonable price, and rolled the dice on it. Glad I did, so far. 3 years and 35k later, only routine maintenance and a cooling system super-flush needed.
Total cost of replacement was just over $1800, so I'm down to about 50 cents a mile for the extended service. That was about my hoped-for target point, so anything from here on gravy, as far as I'm concerned.
Lots of factors to consider. The condition of the vehicle needing the replacement, of course, but also the likely service life of the junkyard replacement versus the reman'd one plus the cost of installation. The outlandish stickers on those new 4x4 pickups begin to look a LITTLE less shocking during the considerations, but not much 8^)
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Post by span870 on Aug 24, 2018 20:05:51 GMT -5
Any idea where to get one. Chrysler is on backorder, don't want to go junk yard route. Jasper may be only option but been told by several people that they honor their warranty but only want to pay like half shop rates for warranty work. A junkyard motor isn't always junk.... you just need to find a place with late model wrecked cars!.Shop around! Not implying they are junk but you just don't know what you're getting. At least with a rebuild I know for the most part what I'm getting and have a good warrant if anything goes wrong. Hate to drop $5000 into a motor replacement and have to do it in another 6-12 months. Never know how well they are taken care of while they were running. |
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Post by esshup on Aug 25, 2018 14:38:59 GMT -5
Find a shop to rebuild the one in the vehicle now?
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Post by deadeer on Aug 25, 2018 14:50:00 GMT -5
A junkyard motor isn't always junk.... you just need to find a place with late model wrecked cars!.Shop around! Not implying they are junk but you just don't know what you're getting. At least with a rebuild I know for the most part what I'm getting and have a good warrant if anything goes wrong. Hate to drop $5000 into a motor replacement and have to do it in another 6-12 months. Never know how well they are taken care of while they were running. Wow, $5k sounds pricey. Could you give make, model, and engine size please? I want to see what my friend has or can find online price wise. He is on the salvage web, so he can check anywhere in the country too. |
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Post by freedomhunter on Aug 25, 2018 16:19:07 GMT -5
I know a guy in zionsville that did a 4.7 for me for $1800 with giving back the core. Built a really nice motor. I had $3200 in removal and reinstall with new sensors. I can get you his # if you want PM me
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Post by span870 on Aug 25, 2018 17:37:25 GMT -5
Find a shop to rebuild the one in the vehicle now? Has a hole the size of an orange through the side of the block |
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Post by span870 on Aug 25, 2018 17:38:43 GMT -5
Not implying they are junk but you just don't know what you're getting. At least with a rebuild I know for the most part what I'm getting and have a good warrant if anything goes wrong. Hate to drop $5000 into a motor replacement and have to do it in another 6-12 months. Never know how well they are taken care of while they were running. Wow, $5k sounds pricey. Could you give make, model, and engine size please? I want to see what my friend has or can find online price wise. He is on the salvage web, so he can check anywhere in the country too. It's a 5.7 hemi out of an 06 ram. Looking at around 5 for the motor and installation. |
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Post by deadeer on Aug 25, 2018 21:20:10 GMT -5
Wow, $5k sounds pricey. Could you give make, model, and engine size please? I want to see what my friend has or can find online price wise. He is on the salvage web, so he can check anywhere in the country too. It's a 5.7 hemi out of an 06 ram. Looking at around 5 for the motor and installation. Ok, I will check with him Monday and repost. I have bought a couple low mile engines with 40-50k mi and had great luck so far. They were with my friendly discount, but still under $1k. I understand the concern tho, you never know for sure what you are getting. |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Aug 26, 2018 15:34:22 GMT -5
I swap the engines myself and bought a rebuilt 1 once and it only lasted a year before if either cracked the block or blew a head gasket,not sure which,but it was blowing coolant out the exhaust bad,from the 2 middle cylinders on the right bank (V8). I won't buy them that way anymore,I'll go to a junk yard or buy a vehicle for parts from a private person and then scrap what's left of the vehicle when I'm done with it.
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Post by mossberg500 on Aug 26, 2018 19:37:23 GMT -5
I found a 1970 426 Hemi
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Post by ms660 on Aug 27, 2018 1:26:55 GMT -5
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Post by ms660 on Aug 27, 2018 1:28:14 GMT -5
Bet that Hemi ain't cheap!!!! |
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Post by mossberg500 on Aug 27, 2018 9:37:30 GMT -5
according to NWI Craigslist they want $ 50,000 . I'm hoping that they Accidentally added an extra zero
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