Re-engine a class A
What would be a close guess as to what it would cost to put a different engine in a big coach. for example a 8.3 ISC or ISX maybe a 350 cat.
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Ivylog wrote:
I’ve bought low miles (less tha 50K) ISC and mechanicall 8.3 engines for $5000. Put the ISC in a truck instead of rebuilding the engine in it...much cheaper. Add another $4-5,000 to swap so still less than half of a rebuild. I still have the 8.3 as I sold the truck it was the spare for. Good used engines are out there but you have to search and it can take months of searching.
Well that’s kind of my experience being around FLORIDA. My maintenance guy has a two man shop, $90/hr for RVs cheaper for trucks.. Nice shop, AC, pit. We are construction town around here. We shoot the poo when I’m in. He does a
Engine swap in dump trucks in a day once things are lined up. I didn’t ask price but had the feel it was in that ball park. These guys aren’t putting $30-$40k they don’t have into a 20 year old rig.
