Chevy 454- good or bad
Hi- recently had my motorhome 454 engine blow a head gasket and totaled my RV life- upon reflection some have told me it was a mistake to go with the Chevy instead of the Ford product- it was. 97 Flee...
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Chevy 454 and Ford 460 are both well proven engine cores, it is not a mistake to go with an engine built on either one.
If the problem is only a blown head gasket (rare in modern engines) the $18,000 estimate means "we don't want to do the job." You are talking about an under $100 part (and at most another few hundred dollars worth of gaskets, hoses and fasteners for everything that needs to be removed and replaced) and a couple of days worth of labor. Labor depends on engine access.
However, if the blown head gasket means more serious engine damage, a remove, rebuild and replace for a big-block V8 in a Class A gas motorhome should still be a lot less than $18,000. But it could still be a lot more than your motorhome is worth.
If the problem is only a blown head gasket (rare in modern engines) the $18,000 estimate means "we don't want to do the job." You are talking about an under $100 part (and at most another few hundred dollars worth of gaskets, hoses and fasteners for everything that needs to be removed and replaced) and a couple of days worth of labor. Labor depends on engine access.
However, if the blown head gasket means more serious engine damage, a remove, rebuild and replace for a big-block V8 in a Class A gas motorhome should still be a lot less than $18,000. But it could still be a lot more than your motorhome is worth.
