Cost to rebuild 10-y-old carbs

[bruceschimmel]

Hi. Just got a bill through my mechanic for Lockwood rebuilding the carbs on my 912. (Have not seen the actual bill.)

$890 to rebuild two carbs sounds like a lot of money to me. Is that a fair rate?
ths, Bruce

[John Lawton]

Hey Bruce,

My experiece with the Bing carb is limited to the experimental side thus far. I've noticed that parts for the non-certified Bing, like jets and the floats, are quite expensive. Bing had a problem with some of their floats a while back. They were foam covered in varnish and they tended to get fuel soaked. Bing has since replaced the old style floats with a molded plastic version and they ain't cheap.

Depending on what was involved with rebuilding your carbs, I could easily see it going that high, especially for certified parts and especially with the exchange rate with the Euro so upside down like it is now.

Regards,

John Lawton
Whitwell, TN (TN89)
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