Those TBI injectors are expensive, unless....

[johnc]

I cooked one of the TBI injectors on my 2.8. The parts places want about $100 ea for them. I yanked one at the self-service junkyard. I told the cashier it was a "solenoid" instead of a "high dollar fuel injector". She told me to just take it for free! Was I dishonest?

[robby1870]

I wouldnt even have told her, just throw it in my pocket and walk out

[firechiken]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, the u-pull-it rules! They have let me walk out with all sorts of things! I turn around and sell them on eBay for a nice little profit!

[johnc]

I try to give them a chance at making a profit off me. It usually works out. I once spotted a motorcycle frame (older honda 450) and front forks with wheels in the back of a pickup. They told me they were NOT a motorcycle junkyard, and would be in trouble for having things like that. Their thinking was that I was doing them a favor by getting it out of there. Took it home for free.

[firechiken]

Yeah, they're cheap enough without having to rip them off, but if they let you walk out with parts and not charge for them, who am I to complain?

[sharkey]

i personaly dont steal stuff from the junkyards, im to honest. i try to still get stuff free. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. i always bring cash, cause if its cash they sell it for cheaper, i dont pay tax (they dont run it through the computer) and the cash goes into the guys pocket (i always deal with the owner).

im going to see how cheap i can get a motor if i pay cash. being im getting a core to build up, and they dont keep stock of their cores, i should get it pretty cheap.

[johnc]

i personaly dont steal stuff from the junkyards, im to honest. i try to still get stuff free. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. i always bring cash, cause if its cash they sell it for cheaper, i dont pay tax (they dont run it through the computer) and the cash goes into the guys pocket (i always deal with the owner).

im going to see how cheap i can get a motor if i pay cash. being im getting a core to build up, and they dont keep stock of their cores, i should get it pretty cheap.

Have you tried the impound tow yards? I got my '86 2wd blazer at auction for $150. They delivered it for 20 dollars.

[sharkey]

well, im only looking for a motor and dont have room to store a vehicle. all i basicly need is the long block anyways. the junkyard i go to has about 8-10 of them, and they never sell them (3.1l luminum apv) because they are vehicle specific. im guessing i can pick up a core for a couple hundred bucks canadain, if not cheaper.