[Shotimes] Oil in the plug tubes, etc.

[Ron Nottingham]

All you need are the plug well seals.  For a first timer it is about a 3
hour job.  You can just reuse the old plug well seals, and use black RTV to
seal the wells.  Some have done this with great success, but my experience
has only been somewhat successful, with it only lasting a few months before
oil found it's way back into the plug wells.  Might as well replace the
wires and plugs while you are in there.  ATX wires aren't cheap, but I think
the MTX wires will fit (some listers will correct me on this, I know :-)

Rocker arm gaskets?!?  Take your SHO elsewhere.  If they are refering to the
cam cover gaskets, they are reusable.  SHO's do not have rocker arms, as the
cams actuate the valves directly.

If you are going to do a 60k service (100k for you ATX guys), plan on a
weekend.  Parts will get expensive, though, but is worth it.

My susgestion, do the plug wells, and start buying the needed parts and find
a lister close by that has some experience and is willing to help.  You
didn't give your location, but if you are in the N. GA area, I could help.
Some of the parts needed for this service are: water pump, cam sensor, crank
sensor, timing belt, accessory belt(s), thermostat, radiator hoses, plugs,
wires, and shims (I don't know of any shim kits available, but some places
"rent" them).

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathon Beisler" <JBEIS001@stvincentshealth.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:45 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Oil in the plug tubes, etc.


> 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.
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