O/B Carb Rebuild Quote-Whats a Fair Price?

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Hi<br /><br />I own a 1997 Yamaha 30HP Oil Injected 2 stroke outboard . I bought the<br />engine off an old couple and there was barely 10 hours on the motor , it was<br />still on the last tank of break-in fuel mixture when I got it . Sadly the<br />gentleman passed away and the lady didn't use the motor again . I estimate<br />it sat for a couple years with fuel in the carbs . Now , it runs fine at<br />idle and anything passed about 1/8th throttle . At 1/8th it sputters and<br />acts like its missing , then goes fine passed that . I want to take it in to<br />a shop and get the carbs cleaned . Or should I ask for them to be rebuilt ?<br />With that low of hours Im hoping to get by with a cleaning , hopefully ?<br />What is a fair price for this job(either cleaning , rebuilding ) ? The<br />engine is a 3 cyl. 3 carb type . Appreciate any thoughts .<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Jeff

 

[hondon]

Re: O/B Carb Rebuild Quote-Whats a Fair Price?

I would consider allowing them 1.5 hours of labor for each carb plus one hour on and a half hour off.That means most of the day in the shop plus the carb kits and notwithstanding any surprises.

 

[Brew]

Re: O/B Carb Rebuild Quote-Whats a Fair Price?

You might want to try this yourself. <br /><br />I'm a noice when it comes to outboards, but following a manual made working on the carbs relatively simple. The carb kits were only about $25 Canadian per carb. <br /><br />The first carb took a while just because I had to keep referring back to the manual, but after that it went relatively quickly.<br /><br />If in the end it doesn't run any better, you are only out the cost of a few carb kits and an afternoon of your time. You could then take it in to the shop.<br /><br />Good Luck!

 

[9632587410]

Re: O/B Carb Rebuild Quote-Whats a Fair Price?

You know , thats what Im going to do . Itll be a great learning experience and first I think Ill clean them and see how it runs before I buy the kits . I figure if I can rebuild my entire Jeep from the ground up I can do this <br />Thanks for the nudge in the right direction .<br /><br />Jeff