At 01:57 PM 12/06/2001 -0500, Terry Hoy wrote:

Terry:  why bother,  call Complete Yacht Service (1-954-462-6977)  talk to
Mark.  Have him send you one for about $60.00 ...(the usual, no connection
to them, just a customer)..jd
Joe DellaFera / Margaret Murray
36' Prairie  DC "Prairie Star"
Pompano Beach, Fl.

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England.

Terry,

I'd take it to a diesel shop that specializes in injector and injector pump
repair.  I don't think this is something that is typically handled by the
do-it-yourselfer.  You might also try Atlantic Marine Diesel (I think they
have a web site) in Virginia.  They are supposed to have good parts,
repairs, and advice for all things Perkins.

-Mel

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England.

Joe,

I took Terry to mean his high pressure pump.  I could be wrong.  If he was
just referring to the standard, automotive lift pump, you're right.  I just
put a new one on my Perkins for about $60.

-Mel

At 09:41 AM 12/07/2001 -0800, Dan Symula wrote:

REPLY
With few exceptions, no one  rebuilds  anything any more.
To begin with;  that would require skilled labor, something  bosses hate
since  they have to be paid more.
Secondly,  unless large volumes of the exact same equipment is handled, it
can become a real problem  stocking or even  ordering parts.  Cost,
availability etc  all paly a apart.
Thirdly,  modern  automated production methods use stakes, rivets and
welding or press fit for assembly not  removable  screws and bolts.
In effect you destroy the equipment  when trying to open it up.

In the automotive world, more and more  shops specialize in rebuilding  one
specific thing, transmissions, rear axels,  carburetors, starters  and
alternators.  No one rebuilds a fuel injection system.  The individual
parts are throw away, as with most consumer items. Global economy means you
build it where labor is cheapest ( also  least educated ) and sell where
the market will bear the highest  mark up.  So if the  product  quits, it
would cost more  to repair than to replace.
Which is why  parts stores  stock less and less variety.  They mainly stock
consumables such as  belts, hoses  fluids etc.
And of course they will always stock  complete replacement units if the
markup is high enough.

There is a big difference between  a  service technician,  a mechanic and a
parts counter person.
The Service Tech actually knows and understand how a piece of equipment
works and how to  fix it when it stops.
The mechanic  ( at least the newly trained ones )  only seems to know how
to find and replace a malfunctioning  module and replace it;  while the
parts counter  clerk only knows how to look up parts numbers  given a
specific model number.

An identical part  for another model product  could be sitting right next
to the emply bin  but he wouldn't know or realize the two are
interchangable.
This is the price we pay for  extreme specialization and  what  cost
accountants call  economy of scale.

More than once I have "refurbished"  non rebuildable, non repairable
equipment  simply by disregarding the parts clerks declaration that so and
such  is not rebuildable or serviceabale.
Mind you I also had access to machine shop, raw materials and  knew how to
design and make parts from scratch.
Unfortunately our schools  nowadays  put more emphasis on  training people
for  white collar jobs than  skilled  trades like tool and die makers,
electricians etc.

Boat owners who  strive to be self sufficient and self reliant are a
vanishing breed.  More's the pity!

Cheers
Arild Jensen
The Electronic  Navigator