do you have the Kobota part numbers?
alan
— Robert Fine <> wrote:
I’d’ve kept the Westerbeke and just taken my
business to the local guy – I
have a similar story with Universal. I wanted a
spare injector for the
engine. From Universal: $175. From Kubota: $45.
Compression washer from
Universal: $7. From Kubota: $0.75. Just recently
I had to replace an
alternator. From Westerbeke: $400.00. From the
yard: $210. It looks
identical, except it’s black instead of red. Sure,
it’s a Delco, and it’s
not waterproof, but if water gets as high as the
alternator it getting wet
won’t be my biggest problem.It’s just amazing what you can do when you research
where the marine parts
actually come from. Incidentally, the W58 is a
marinized version of their
25KW generator engine. Parts for that are much less
expensive.Bob
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 10:51 AM,
<> wrote:For those who haven’t heard this story, you may
find this amusing. Things
are a little slow here at work today, so I don’t
mind doing some typing.
About 15 years ago I decided to have the starter
on my old W60 rebuilt. I
called the local Westerbeke dealer and asked them
what it would cost. They
told me they rebuild them for time and materials.
You leave the starter
with them for a few weeks and when they get time
they rebuild them. It
typically runs about $700 or so, more or less. I
thought that was nuts, so
I pulled the starter and brought it into a local
shop that rebuilds starters
and alternators. I put the thing up on the
counter and had the owner
inspect it. He shook his head and said “there’s a
lot of rust here, did
this thing come off a boat or something?”
I nodded my head. He then turned it over and
shook his. “Oh, this is
going to be a little bit of work then. Look at
this bendix! This is the
old style. It will eat your flywheel. I’ll have
to replace it. I bet the
windings are shot too. I’ll have to soak it in
penetrating oil to even get
it disassembled. This is going to cost a few
bucks. Are you sure you want
this done?”
After having heard the $700+ figure from Hansen, I
was bracing myself for a
big boat-unit. I asked him what it would cost.
He replied “lets see, with
a new bendix, armature, and brushes, it will run
you about $140, but you’ll
have to leave it here for a couple of days for the
penetrating oil to soak.
This is the main reason that I now own a Yanmar.
—
Rich Carter
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