Re: Radiator is leaking again Reply #25 – January 28, 2022, 05:06:30 pm Foretravel is $140 an hour (today's current rate) FWIW Quote Selected
Re: Radiator is leaking again Reply #26 – January 28, 2022, 05:13:27 pm That's still about $800 less for them to do it than what I was quoted from Temecula Valley RV. I just don't want to have to drive 1400 miles each way for a 12 hr job. Quote Selected
Re: Radiator is leaking again Reply #27 – January 28, 2022, 06:19:20 pm 1,400 miles is about $800 in fuel... Quote Selected
Re: Radiator is leaking again Reply #28 – January 30, 2022, 09:52:23 am Foretravel is $140 an hour (today's current rate) FWIW Quote Selected
Re: Radiator is leaking again Reply #29 – January 30, 2022, 10:48:01 am In my worst case scenario, I can't imagine driving more than 6 miles into town to a mom and pop radiator shop. Driving 800 miles one way seems like insanity to me. Where ever there are big trucks, there are big radiators. And they don't drive far and don't pay big bucks to have theirs fixed/changed.Pierce Quote Selected 3 Likes
Re: Radiator is leaking again Reply #30 – January 30, 2022, 11:11:40 am One solution a radiator repair guy told me years ago was to take the radiator cap off the radiator, back the vehicle out from under the cap, then drive a newer vehicle under the cap.Works every time. Quote Selected 4 Likes
Re: Radiator is leaking again Reply #31 – November 05, 2023, 10:57:44 am Quote from: WS6_Keith – December 01, 2021, 03:00:50 pmI called Atlas, they quoted me $40 more than FT, and said a unit wouldn't be available until after they sent to the two to FT that are on order. So, saved $40 and will get one sooner by buying from FT.Glad that FT has changed. When I put my radiator in a few years ago, they were about twice the price I got from Atlas. If you are interested, I posted photos of my radiator replacement (I did it in my side yard), so you can at least understand why a shop would charge a lot for the labor. Quote Selected
Re: Radiator is leaking again Reply #32 – November 05, 2023, 10:59:21 am Quote from: WS6_Keith – December 01, 2021, 03:00:50 pmI called Atlas, they quoted me $40 more than FT, and said a unit wouldn't be available until after they sent to the two to FT that are on order. So, saved $40 and will get one sooner by buying from FT.Glad that FT has changed. When I put my radiator in a few years ago, they were about twice the price I got from Atlas. If you are interested, I posted photos of my radiator replacement (I did it in my side yard), so you can at least understand why a shop would charge a lot for the labor.Quote from: WS6_Keith – January 28, 2022, 04:41:03 pmUpdate - Foretravel called and my radiator is in. They got 2, so if someone is in need of one, they have one left right now. Now to find someone to install it. I called Temecula Valley RV and they quoted me $2500. FT said it should be a 12hr job, so that's over $200/hr? Sounds way high.If I had to do it again, I would pay someone. $2500 sounds reasonable. Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Radiator is leaking again Reply #33 – November 05, 2023, 10:38:04 pm Quote from: Sven and Kristi – November 05, 2023, 10:59:21 amGlad that FT has changed. When I put my radiator in a few years ago, they were about twice the price I got from Atlas. If you are interested, I posted photos of my radiator replacement (I did it in my side yard), so you can at least understand why a shop would charge a lot for the labor.If I had to do it again, I would pay someone. $2500 sounds reasonable.Luckily I have Fourdayoff and DSD nearby, and they basically did most of the job for me. I was more of a tool gofer. These guys are like watching a NASCAR pit crew at work. Here was the thread I made after doing Radiator replacement Quote Selected
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