Update from Julia about 22R engine search.? When I said that I had too many fires to put out in my life 2023, the fires were all about different people cheating me out of a lot of money, all having to do with the same house, but different situations.? ?Now I have 5 separate lawsuits I wanna do Pro Per, cos attorney costs would be more than I hire them to recover.? ?I told Tika I don't have time to "relax and enjoy being on vacation at her Quartzsite Rally", as she told me to.? ?I don't know what it is about me that I am so vulnerable to being cheated!??
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Anyhow here are the options I have for a motor so far, not in any order of expense or desirability:
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11.???A local (still 30 miles away) metal recycling yard has a used 1983 22R motor for $1200 that comes out of a Hilux Pickup not motorhome, they said is in “good running condition”, but they “have no idea how many miles is on it”.? Warranty is 30 days from date of purchase, not date of installation.?
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2.2.? ?The 1984 22R with 104,215 miles on it that Linda said was at El Rey Auto Parts in LA, costs $1400 (has $100 core charge) has 90-day warranty.? El Rey guy named Said said it costs $300 for shipping to San Diego.? Right now I don’t have a labor quote from anyone willing to install this used motor if I buy it, except Precision below, who charges $250/hr for 20 hours.
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3.3.? ?When I first contacted this 5 solid Yelp star mechanic a year ago, Precision Auto? ?? (solid 5 star Yelp reviews) owner told me he could install a remanuf 22R for $6000.? The business is only about 10 miles from where the Sunrader is stored at.? But I didn’t take action then because I didn’t know how much other options would cost.? So today it would cost $7097.06.? Problem is he doesn’t have a place to store something as tall as Sunraders are and cannot be moved due to non-working engine, there is no locked yard to be covered by insurance.? I asked how much the remanf engine itself cost. ?Service lady named Courtney quoting,?said $3000.
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?When I told her that Linda found the used engine for $1400 that another business had marked up $1000 to $2400, and “did you do that to this remanf engine, mark it up?”? Courtney admitted, “Yes, Precision would be paying $2000 for the remanuf engine and selling it to me for $3000”. ??She said the labor to install an engine is 20 hours. ?Their labor charge is $175/hr, but if I provided my own motor, they would charge $250/hr, and we concluded that the price difference between used motor and remanuf motor with cheaper labor costs to install, it would be better to go with price for installing a remanuf engine. ??Also the owner cannot get the motor installed within the 30 days used motor warranty which starts from the date of used motor purchase, not from the date of the finished installation.
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?But Precision will give a 4 year warranty on their remanuf engine, and a 2 year labor warranty for the remanf motor.
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4.4.???? ?The California Mini Truck salvage yard in Montclair, that Tika and Linda said good words about, has a matching 1982 used motor. But for some reason Junior took a look at that motor and does not feel comfortable selling it, as is, used,? He said he would rebuild it for $4900 including all new other parts such as new radiator, water pump, and other parts too numerous I forgot.?
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So I called my insurance towing and they quoted $857 from my address in San Diego to Calif Mini Truck 4002 State St., Montclair for 107 miles (says Google Maps).? By using Yelp quotes, I got the towing price down, down, down to only $500 ?here>? ? 21 solid 5 star Yelp reviews (incl those weeded reviews not included in the posted ones).? Yes, I made him google images of what a Sunrader 18 ft was, and that it weighs 5000 lbs.?
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But Junior had to make sure they could get the parts for the rebuild.? Junior called the parts supplier 3 times in the last week, and they still haven’t called him back with an answer, so that is where I am with Calif Mini Truck today.
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That’s my report, so what do you think, you guys?? ?
Julia