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$477.24 for a sender!!!!!!!

dyeager535 said:
$100 for a (31 gallon?) TBI sender??

I haven't looked, but I've never seen a new one that low, no matter who it was made by! Better buy spares at that price.


yes sir, $99.99, they list it for 87-91.
 
B_to_C said:
There's a reason Autozone's are so much cheaper. I went through this when I had to replace my sender and the one from the stealership was going to cost close to $400. So I said "Screw it I'll buy the Atozone one". Well my mechanic said he wouldn't warranty anything he installed that came from Autozone...but I didn't care I thought I was getting a good deal. Turns out the Autozone pump uses an inferior rubber hose section in the sender that collapses when there's pressure in the system. Luckily we still had my old sender and replace the peice of hose....but that was after installing / taking out the tank (again). Obviously that is probably not the only inferior "cost saving" part in the assembly. Just thought I'de share :wink1:


You can get a genuine AC Delco pump from Autozone for $44.. :D
 
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The price on that sender does match G.M. suggested list price for an A.C. Delco sender. At least they didn't inflate that. A.C. Delco has been overly proud of their products for a long time, and most of the time its available to outside sources cheaper than it is to the dealerships. We've been screaming about it for years.
Try to get a few members in your area together & approach the parts dept. at the dealership about setting up a club discount. Noting the publicity on CK5 that will also draw in members just passing thru.
 
Just found a used complete 31 gallon gas tank with good working sender for $60.00 about an hour from my house... in about 30 seconds of searching...

Oh yeah... I can get D60 front axles for about $700-800 plus shipping too...
 
Shh...I'm hiding said:
It is a gm part and the module is for the injectors... a pulse module i think. Still feel like i got ripped!
GM used a fuel pump timing module on some 1-ton trucks. It leaves the fuel pump running for 20 seconds after the engine is shut off. Perhaps it was an attempt to help prevent fuel in the lines from boiling on shut down? In any case, the factory manual says that they weren't installed in any other trucks.
 
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The price on the sender is G.M. list price. At least they did'nt bump retail. A.C. Delco has always been overly proud of their products, and in many cases sell to sources other than the dealers for less than we can get it from G.M. We've been beating that horse for a long time.
Try to get a program going with the local dealer parts dept for discounts to CK5 members. The idea of free advertising on the site, with the possiblity of business from members just passing thru, may sway them your way. Usually if you go in with a decent attitude, and ask for a little help on the price, they'll work with you.
As for the module. If it was fuel system related, I'm lost.
''Parts guys have more opportunities to screw up in one day,
than most people do in a lifetime''
 
rocknutah said:
The price on the sender is G.M. list price. At least they did'nt bump retail. A.C. Delco has always been overly proud of their products, and in many cases sell to sources other than the dealers for less than we can get it from G.M. We've been beating that horse for a long time.
Try to get a program going with the local dealer parts dept for discounts to CK5 members. The idea of free advertising on the site, with the possiblity of business from members just passing thru, may sway them your way. Usually if you go in with a decent attitude, and ask for a little help on the price, they'll work with you.
As for the module. If it was fuel system related, I'm lost.
''Parts guys have more opportunities to screw up in one day,
than most people do in a lifetime''

hey do you work for a a local dealership?
 
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Yes, 21 years, but don't tell anybody, mom still thinks I'm a piano player at a whore house.
 
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