I was a mechanic of all types for about 30 years. Working in the Pontiac Buick and GMC as well as the Dodge and Chrysler dealerships in Charlotte NC. BTW, I've been a total since I was 12 so it can be done. ----- Original Message ----- From: Don To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Jimmy update
Great pricing post, Bob. Interesting ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Jimmy update Well since I used to do this for a living I have a fair idea what they run. It does make a difference with junk yard pricing depending on where you live. Here in the South, The radiator will go for between $40 and $60. You can buy one new from Advance Auto for between $115 and $150. break switch I'm guessing you mean the one behind the pedal that works the tail lights, and you can often have those because junk yards don't usually mess with the little stuff. This is of course if you are pulling the parts. If they are pulling parts for you, plan on between $5 and $10. Passenger side out side door handle, usually in the area of $7 to $10. They are the cheap pot metal in the GM line and if you aren't careful taking one out you can break it. AC compressor pump. This can cost you "down here." AC is a must in the South. A compressor will go for $50 and up. Again, you can go online with Advance Auto Parts and shop for the replacement pump. I've replaced them for anywhere from $89 to over $300. One little tip in replacing a compressor. Make sure to also replace the accumulator, Chrysler calls them a receiver dryer, and you should replace it at the same time. That is where the air is dried before sending it into the car. If there is trash in there it can wreck your compressor. There is a little bag of desiccant that looks like a tea bag of sorts and it can break letting the insides run through the system. And that is a whole other type of problem. Tail light socket in a junk yard goes from $10 to $25. And the rims just depend on the junk yard. I haven't done the math but you did a good job recycling the parts and didn't have to pay for them. ----- Original Message ----- From: robert moore To: Blind Handyman Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 4:21 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Jimmy update The Jimmy is one shell of a truck. The engine and tranny are gone now. Some friends came and picked it up today. I only got $140 but I only paid $100 for the truck, I also sold the instrument cluster this summer for $50 so I am up $90. I also put the following parts from the Jimmy on to the S10. The radiator, break switch, Passenger side out side door handle, AC compressor pump. Tail light socket. I also took the nice alloy rims which are 15 inch and switched them for the old stock steel 14 inch rims that were on the S10. I am sure there are more parts that I have taken off for the S10 but I can not think of what they all are off the top of my head. Any one have a guess what all those parts would have cost me had I bought them at a salvage yard? That is not a retoricle question. I really would kind of like to know. Robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
