Mechanic is central Mass?

[Steve O.]

Getting jerked around by the guy who is suppossed to install my Avant longblock. Any other Mass guys out there that can give a solid recomendayion?

Thanks

Steve

[98rammer12v]

www.massdiesel.com (http://www.massdiesel.com) i don't know how much experience Scott has with the 6.5s, but he should definately be able to do it. he's very reputible and does great work!

Tom

[JoeyD]

Steve O, I thought you brought the truck to Mass Diesel.

[Hoagy]

Home Town Motors is right over the border of Mass on the Ct. side in Stafford Springs. I know they work on the 6.5l and are pretty reputable.

Good luck..

[Steve O.]

Tom,Joey D.:

I did have my truck at MassDiesel. Turned into a total nightmare. Short version is that he jerked me around and was very difficult to deal with. I had the truck towed out of there last week and the engine is being done as we speak by professionals.

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[JoeyD]

Steve O, That sucks. I guess live and learn. Who is doing the motor install now? How much did the install run you and what did the new morot run you? Sorry for the questions.

[Steve O.]

Joey,

The engine from Avant was $3420. This included the basic re-man at $3050 and a new harmonic balancer at $45, plus the '97 cooling upgrades at $325.00.

Additionally, there was a $600 core charge, and $200.00 for shipping each way on the new motor and the core return.

Birchler's Automotive, in Natick, Mass, has done the install. They do a lot of truck work. They quoted me $1300.00 based on estimates out of the book. Jeff, the owner, called me early in the job to let me know a few things he had found and asked what I wanted to do about them, for instance, replacing a couple of oil cooler lines. I pretty much ok'd all of it, except for a few things that were not critical. Some things, like the motor not coming with all the gaskets I thought it would have, will no doubt add up in parts and labor. I expect the job will end up being a lot more than the original quote as they encountered a few things like that, and the always-present broken bolts, etc... If I get out of it much under $2000 I'll be surprised.

They'll have it done tomorrow morning. It's already been test driven but they still have a few things to button up.

Steve

[98rammer12v]

oh man, that sucks. i've never had a problem with scott- he's always treated me very well. hope you get everything straightened out!

Tom