B+ motorhomes
I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am...
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yes, I was gobsmacked by the co$$$$t of the dern fuel pump....but there were literally NO other choices....
and they have to drop the tank to get to the pump....
and they have to mess with the fuel lines....
etc
etc
etc....
it wasn't the 'labor cost' via flat rate OR actual hourly rate, that was the spendy portion.
plus when we went to fill-up the first time after the repair, there was some kind of glitch that made the fuel flow ULTRA slow....so much had to take the rig back to mechanic (lucky we didn't run that 1/3 tank all the way dry).....they found an odd constriction of old filler tube parts they had to remove, that never was part of the repair. Fixed it, no charge.
In any case, good luck.
and they have to drop the tank to get to the pump....
and they have to mess with the fuel lines....
etc
etc
etc....
it wasn't the 'labor cost' via flat rate OR actual hourly rate, that was the spendy portion.
plus when we went to fill-up the first time after the repair, there was some kind of glitch that made the fuel flow ULTRA slow....so much had to take the rig back to mechanic (lucky we didn't run that 1/3 tank all the way dry).....they found an odd constriction of old filler tube parts they had to remove, that never was part of the repair. Fixed it, no charge.
In any case, good luck.
