[Shotimes] Oil in the plug tubes, etc.

[Ron Childs]

Cha-Ching

I think you can save a bundle on both parts and labor. Check with 
fordpartsnetwork.com for prices on plugs and wires. There is a Fel-Pro 
gasket set that someone can get you the number for that includes plug well 
seals and valve cover gaskets. I believe it is in the $60 - $80 range from 
Autozone. The valve cover gaskets are often reusable but you may as well get 
the kit.

With practice, some claim to be able to remove the intake in 20 min. I would 
allow an hour or two each for removal and replacement for your first time. 
It involves no rocket science and there is no reason to pay a shop $700 to 
do this. The only non-standard tool I can think of is a hex head socket for 
the valve cover screws. There are many on this list who have done this many 
times and can offer you all of the support you need. Also, read the 
appropriate sections of Shotimes.com for familiarization and do not hesitate 
to ask us for help with any issues that may arise.

-Ron Childs   '91



>From: "Jonathon Beisler" <JBEIS001@stvincentshealth.com>
>To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [Shotimes] Oil in the plug tubes, etc.
>Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 12:45:31 -0400
>
>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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