Re: [Amc-list] Re; EFI install on [anything modest] a bit of a Rant.

[Russell Neyhart <rtneyhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi John,

I expect to be around $1500.00 when I'm done. I'm not sure how much 
cheaper it'd be to get a donor vehicle as a $1500 to $2000 donor these 
days (at least around here) will get you a neglected POS, _but_ as you 
stated it would be the most reliable method since you'd more than likely 
have a complete setup regardless of condition. That would definitely 
save you time scrounging for parts. Procuring a complete donor would be 
my first choice if I had room - see below. My first choice for a donor 
would be a wrecked Liberty CRD, second being a Cherokee or Wrangler 4.0.

Another issue (for me) is room. While I have a large enough back yard to 
park a vehicle, I can't drive down to it giving me only my driveway 
right now. I also have no garage so anything I do has to be in 
relatively good weather and be cleaned up before nightfall.

Probably the cheapest method would be to keep what is on there and fix 
the problem(s) present, especially with my car with only 64,500 on it. 
This fellow has a nice Web site on care and feeding of the 258/BBD setup 
including the emissions: http://home.sprynet.com/~dale02/ entitled "Jeep 
- Adventures Under the Hood". The only issue I can see is where to get 
some of the emissions equipment that is now at least 19-1/2 years old?

Regards,

Russell


-Snip-
> Cost, 
> These things are not cheap to do. I have yet to run across anyone who
> has a working system under 2 Grand, with the possible exception of some
> one who bought a donor vehicle and then stripped it for parts, which is
> probably just about the cheapest and most reliable method that I can
> come up with to obtain the parts.  
> Horror stories accompany other applications where parts were attempted
> to be found at pick a parts. Incompatible parts are the biggest
> problems, and then making parts try to fit with machining operations is
> not cheap either unless you have your own fully equipped machine shop.
> Numbers I have seen spent to accomplish this “replacement for a BBD”
> Carburetor have been aprox. $2500 to $3500 on the whole.
 -Snip-


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