I found a old invoice from Stewart and Stevenson for parts for a 8V71 dated 6/11/68 check these prices
8 piston and sleeve kits 415.00
bearing set 27.00
2- rebuilt heads x change 144.00 ea 288.00
rebuilt blower 169.00
rebuilt water pump 39.80
rebuilt fuel pump 12.58
gasket set 22.70
lot more miscellaneous parts total bill was $1100.78 now a set of liners from DD for the engine cost 4600 bucks just a little trivia for you guys it is a slow day lol
good luck
wow. that's telling. and you could buy a few six packs of coke for a couple bucks for something to drink while you rebuilt it.
You brought back memories with this topic, buddy. In '69 when I had trucks I remember this:
fuel: .15 per gallon
drum of Delo 40: 40.00
22.5 Michelin: 140.00
Lord, take me back to the day, lol.
Merry Christmas!
Brand new 1969 Chevy pickup with every goodie offered then 2600 bucks out the door Boomer, but we are better off today I am told BS lol
I was at the L.A. Auto show last week-Ford F150 crew cab all wheel drive with the 3.5 turbo V-6-$46,000! Good Grief, TomC
In 1978 I bought a brand new 78 Chevy Cheyenne 4x4 for $7,500.. I was making 12 per hour.
Heard the other day the average wage is now 25 per hour. So all thing being equal a new Chevy 4 x 4 should be 15k. Must be the new math thing.
I'd really like a rebuilt blower and heads for under $500.
John M.
I remember going down to the local Chevy dealer and wishing I could afford the 1969 Chevelle SS396 for $3600. Made $1.60 an hour in the cotton mill.
My last NEW Harley Davidson full dresser (1967)= $2272.00.>>>Dan
MTU/Detroit Diesel just lowered prices on all two-stroke parts and is looking for all the cores for the reman center. They are going back in the two-stroke business. If your intrested. This from the big wigs at the work boat show.
Don
Hey Clifford. Are you trying to tell me something lol.
In High school I sold my 1957 Chevy Bel-Aire (no Bar)with rebuilt 327 w/ 3 2's, muncie 4 speed and 4:11 posi trac rear end new paint green star-burst flake for $350.00 and the other for parts for $ 150.00. Thats what they went for. they were everywhere up here.
My foot is still sore from kicking myself. ::)
Dave5Cs
I love my two stroke lol!
I had a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 2 door hardtop......boy what I would give to have that car now.
I also had a 1956 Belair....got my permit in that car, those were some great memories ;)
Always found the best price for DD parts was thru MCI parts out of DesPlans, Il. Includes brake parts, hell, all parts in general that they handled.
And yes, we all have those memories of "should have kept that" .
Good to smile
Hope the 2 stroke makes a come back, still my favorite to play & tune.
Dave M
Having to $pay$ for ANY new parts when building and installing DD 353 and 453 mills into 1963 or soss Ford Pickups and one tons. Seems Delany and Pacific would let us dig thru their bone piles for kinda useable parts to make up a running Detroit. Boy....where those the days way back in 1973 or sooss. Sometimes we even had to put in NEW rings. HB of CJ (old coot) :)
Go to www.govliquidation.com (http://www.govliquidation.com) and type in Detroit Diesel in search and look at all the 8v92's for auction. I think these also have jake brakes on them. I have seen a few of these on Ebay too.
I remember buying a new '66 Mustang & paid $2000 and change. My Daddy told me anybody who paid over $2k for a car ought the have his head examined, his tail kicked, and be "put away" for his own protection & the protection to the public. He later bought a USED Eldorado for over $2K. LOL! I reminded him of what he said. LOL
I was in Canada on the way to PEI when I dropped a hole in my '68 Diamond Reo, 318 & a 15 speed double over. They towed me 200 miles to Halifax, Nova Scotia, put Dad & I up in a hotel, replaced 4 holes, with all the other things your have to do, & the entire bill was less than $600.
On the other hand, I bought an MCI conversion for $X. I put another $2X in it. I sold it for 1/10 $X.
Time marches on.......... I just try not to fall too far behind!! ;D ;D
TOM
Quote from: Don Fairchild on December 12, 2012, 11:09:11 AM
MTU/Detroit Diesel just lowered prices on all two-stroke parts and is looking for all the cores for the reman center. They are going back in the two-stroke business. If your intrested. This from the big wigs at the work boat show.
Don
Don, that "sounds" like good news for all of us. Does that mean the $4600 Clifford mentioned will now be closer to the $2000 for liners?
Just how many DD 8v92 engines ARE there for sale in Huntsville Alabama? I imagine some big DD rebuilder outfit will just buy them all for cores? Or..is is possible there may be a few diamonds among the chinkers? Dunno. I do wonder what an example will $sell$ for. HB of CJ (old coot)
Man, I had no idea that just a set of genuine DD liners for an 8V92 cost over $4,000! No wonder a lot of people just get rid of a bus when the engine blows because they can't afford to fix it.
Buy a set of pistons and liners for the 60 series in your bus from DD lol you can rebuild a 8v92 cheaper than you can a 60 series I just bought a set of new injectors for a 14L series 60 not rebuilt at WW Williams today for $7810.38 with no core charge parts are not cheap for any diesel engine
Quote from: luvrbus on December 13, 2012, 07:12:56 PM
Buy a set of pistons and liners for the 60 series in your bus from DD lol you can rebuild a 8v92 cheaper than you can a 60 series I just bought a set of new injectors for a 14L series 60 not rebuilt at WW Williams today for $7810.38 with no core charge parts are not cheap for any diesel engine
I have no idea what genuine DD liners would cost for a Series 60 either. I know I have seen complete third party rebuild kits with liners for the Series 60 pretty cheap, but who knows if they are any good. I haven't paid attention to manufacturer names as I am not in the market for a rebuild kit.
After market parts liners and pistons for the 8v92 are cheap they cost around 1200 bucks for a set made in other countries I prefer the DD
Tom, I don't know how far the discounts will go, I was told by the director of sales that Tognum group finialy realized they made a mistake on the two-stroke engines and were going to get the business beak.
Is there anybody in the Huntsvile area that would go over and look at those engines for me.
Let me know I would like to pick up 10 of them.
Thanks
Don
6613914520 shop
What are the issues with 3rd party liners? Do they fail prematurely, or just not fit as nice, or something else altogether?