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Originally Posted by Mack2
The two prices we have got are $15,000 from Costal Diesel and $31,000 from a Freightliner dealer. :shock:
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I work for a large furniture carrier here in Thomasville NC in their owner operator shop which also does outside work as their parts man. We do about one detroit every other month it seems like.
This ain't no plug for them but what we charge............
We charge roughly $10,000 for a rebuild including labor for a standard in frame with OE parts. This doesn't include the bull gear, just six cylinder packs, bearings and head, etc.
We only charge 10% on parts and $60 an hour for labor.
Keep in mind that Detroit heads are a major problem as of late with quite a few failures due to "short cuts" taken in the reman process. Might consider a good machine shop to reman your old head.
An increase to the cost is replacing your bull gear. Detroit recommends doing it at 750,000 miles and saving a bucks could cost you your new in frame if you don't replace it.
Hope this helps...