Kuk claims to be helpful- was:Re: Re: Re: Re[2]: Another Dakota casualty

From: fdedip@whale-mail.com
Date: Wed Apr 05 2000 - 11:36:17 EDT


Well, that's only useful if you'll help with my headers. I am not
all that competent, but it looks like I have no choice to install
them myself.
I took the Dak into an exhaust shop yesterday to get that loose head
pipe welded ($20, I figured what the hell. I won't have to mess with
it anymore) So I decided to get another quote on installing the
headers for me. This guy wanted $150 PER SIDE! (as compared to $160
per side they wanted at the other place. Somehow, that $20 saving
doesn't make it better) He was surprised I had headers for the 6er,
because he didn't think they made them. But he gave me this whole
song and dance about how it would tie up one of his racks for hours,
and they would have to take everything out, down to the heads. They
seemed to think the heads must be aluminum. I didn't think they
were? But anyway, his idea was that if I did it myself I might damage
the heads. And he said the gaskets that come with the JBA are no
good.
And a lot more excuses for why I should pay them $300 to do it. I
was looking pretty skeptical, so he told me that he does that kind of
thing all day long, I pointed out that he hadn't even heard of this
particular product ("well, its not in my catalog!")
I think its excessive. He mentioned that I hadn't bought the product
 from him, and you have to pay to play (yeah, but not that much!) I
might be willing to spend a little more on the headers if I really
expected serious gains from them, but I don't.
These people seem to think that because I'm a woman, I'll fall for
their crap. Huh.
Flip
oops, sorry for the long post.
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That is where I will be flying into, the truck is across the river in
Vancouver.
Kuk
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> Oh yeah?  How about flying out to Portland, OR to help me put on my
> headers?  Bring tools.
> LOL
> Flip
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> I will help anyone to any length on this list though if I can.
> Kuk
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