Casper001

How much should it cost to do the following work on a 62 (parts and labor)?

Replace fuel pump
Replace all 3 brake lines and flush brake fluid reservoir
Flush radiator
Replace radiator hose


I believe the fuel pump is not working properly since the carb doesn't seem to be getting any fuel when I try to crank it up. Could be a clogged fuel line, not sure.

desertpilgrim

Not enough to prevent it being done.

Casper001

I plan to get the work done, just trying to figure ballpark pricing for this. I am not debating on whether or not to get the work done, it needs the work done on it.

AZDoug

If your brake lines need to be replaced, your cylinders will probably need to be rebuilt, also. I think there are seven total steel lines, five long ones and two short ones.

Doug

SDVette

Yeah the brake line replacement is the only "serious" issue.. the others are pretty general maintenance items .. You should also think about the master cylinder so you have an all-new braking system (I did).

When I did my brake lines, it was slow slogging as things were rusted/stuck pretty bad.. Lots of sit time with PB Blaster.. Lots of broken screws/bolts. So if you are paying someone to do it, the hours could add-up on this one.

wraplock

Some carbs ( my WCFB on my 1960 for instance) have a filter in the carb where the fuel line connects to the carb. You may have a working fuel pump but a clogged carb filter. I would disconnect the fuel line at the carb, then get a catch can and have someone crank the starter while you hold the fuel line over the catch can. If fuel comes out of the line check for a clogged filter. I would do this prior to changing out the fuel pump.

Don

SDVette

Good point Don.. and if there is rust/gunk in the gas you catch..... hold onto your shorts!! New tank, pickup, and lines is a very big job (ask me how I know!).

Casper001

Thanks.

6D2148

Time, material and parts, and diagnosis on a 53 year old car? PRICELESS!!!!!

kenba

Go ask the guy that you are going to use to do the work.

ragtop00

Do it yourself... It is fun and rewarding.
Mike

kenba

Seeing he ask the question of us I don't think that will happen.

GTOguy

The radiator hose, flush job, and fuel pump replacement are a couple of hours, at anywhere form $55-$150 per hour depending on where you are. Where I am, labor is $110 per hour for general auto repair. So, figure $200-$300 in labor for the above. The brake lines,as stated, depend on the condition of the car. If they need replacing due to rust, it's by the hour and the sky is the limit as other issues are run into. Also, as the others said, you may tell a tech to replace the fuel pump, but that may or may not be your fuel problem. Diagnosis gets expensive. Regardless, you are looking at probably $1000 in parts and labor or possibly a bit more. In the past 2 months working on my 'new to me' '61, if I hadn't been a mechanic myself, I would have gone absolutely upside down in labor: the car has fought me every step of the way, and it's a rust free CA car. Old cars can be difficult to repair and diagnose accurately, especially if they have been left neglected or sitting.

MOXIE62

Parts and fluid would be about $200.00. I get more enjoyment working on my car then driving it. It's really not that bad of a job, doing it yourself. But if you have no experience at it I guess it would be intimating. One of my daughters marry a neurosurgeon and she gets mad at him because he can do nothing around the house. She complains to me saying because (her daddy) is able to do a few things keeping a house going that he should be able too. I said, yes, I maybe able to fix a plumbing leak but I cannot remove a brain tumor.