[Shotimes] Oil in the plug tubes, etc.

[Jonathon Beisler]

Hi all,

I am new to the SHO business, having just bought a 94 ATX with 103,000 miles.
When I looked in my plug tubes I saw that I have oil literally above the top
of the plug in all three of the front cylinders.  I haven't checked the back
yet, but I assume they are the same.  A mechanic that I took it to said that I
would have to replace the rocker arm gaskets as well as the tube seals.  Does
it really need the gaskets?  They're about $150 and no one seems to have them
aftermarket.  Since it probably hasn't had a tune up since new, I was going to
go ahead and do the wires, plugs, etc.  However, this is like a $700 job at
the shop.  Being only slightly mechanically inclined, how hard of a job is it
to remove everything, change everything and then put it back together again
with the hope of it actually running afterward?  I could save anywhere from
300 to five hundred depending on what you guys say.  Any thoughts, suggestions
or comments about job or the honesty of the mechanic would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks,
Jon B.