[Shotimes] Oil in the plug tubes, etc.

[Paul Nimz]

Or you could be real cheap and re-soften the seals like I do.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nottingham" <nottingham@alltel.net>
To: "Jonathon Beisler" <JBEIS001@stvincentshealth.com>;
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Oil in the plug tubes, etc.


> 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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