starter???? $$$

[vonway]

well my mechanic says replace starter.. see other post.* anyway he is on so called vacation and wants $75/hr for labor and says 3hrs min. + cost to rebuild.?? wtf? 88 v8 omc... tough to get at!

 

[Bondo]

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Grab a Wrench,+ Crawl In There..........

 

[vonway]

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yea im tempted.. but limited time.. and so is the time on the water. SUmmer is almost gone. I hate to spend money on things that i know i could do. EVEN though the mechanic say " im gonna check your entire starting system>"" whats that consist of.. bad wires $$$$ bad selenoid??$$$ what else can he get out of me is how i feel.?? Ive got a freind who will do for half the labor and is a pretty good wrench, but this marine mechanic has already been doing all of my work and kinda stands behind it. Plus hes sorta a friend of the family.

 

[lowshovel1]

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yknots-----what city are you near?where do ya take your boat(usualy)?

 

[vonway]

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Im in SCS,,, and i have a freind who was a mechanic at JB... what about you

 

[lowshovel1]

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Im up in Algonac on the river about a quarter mile from the old Chris Craft plant.I don't usualy get that far south (with boat).Do have family in the shores though.

 

[Mnemonic]

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I dont know where the starter is located on your OMC, but when i did my starter on my mercruiser (the 2nd day i owned it) it cost me $100 for a NEW starter (Dont get a rebuilt or remanufactured one, also get a marine starter, not a automobile) and then $100/hr labor for 2hrs. so the whole shabang cost me $300.<br /><br />I sat on the boat watching the marine tech do this job, and i suddenly realized im glad i didnt attempt to do it by myself. I would have blown myself up.

 

[Haut Medoc]

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I'm with Bondo. Only two bolts hold it in, and a couple wire connections. This one a'int brain surgery, $75.00 an hour isn't a bad price, but if you want it done now, do it yourself. Your mechanic/friend shouldn't get mad because you didn't take it to someone else, you did *** yourself. 'Git 'er done'! Make sure you disconnect the battery!!.....JK

 

[rbezdon]

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Faster to do it yourself. I have an 88 SBC just like yours. The toughest bolts to get to are the small electrical connections on the solenoid. It took me about a hour and a half or two. Not too difficult.

 

[vonway]

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its done and im goin to check it out today... and see what he did and run it for a bit. It took him 1hr... cuz i have call id on my cell and when he got there it was 9:30 and called me and when he finisihed he called it was 10:35 He does live about 35 min from my marina. But still.. how much should i have to pay for his drive time>? yesterday his estimate was $380 for immediate service.. if i wait until next week wed. Maybe would do it for $50 less.. what .. thats what i say.. OH immediate service = $$$$ whatever... it runs now

 

[Jakester79]

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I just replaced the starter on my Merc 5.0 and I'll tell you what it was no easy task, about two hours to remove and an hour to install. I figure if I am machanical enough to work on a car I can work on a boat.

 

[vipzach]

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of course immediate service means exta money. The guy is busy and you want him to drop everything just to work on your boat. You aren't God and I wouldn't drop everything just to work on your boat either unless you were paying extra money.

 

[Don S]

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I figure if I am machanical enough to work on a car I can work on a boat.

Anybody can work on them, the problem is fixing them.<br />The trick is knowing the difference between automotive and marine parts, and where it makes a difference.