[Shotimes] Weiner Auto Mechanics

[John J. Weidenbenner]

What is your definition of a 60/100K? The enthusiast's lists have added more
preventative maintenance stuff to Ford's recomendations (the factory not
dealer). For my 93 atx the owners manual SHO specific maintenance schedule A
is as follows:

every 24 k miles/2 months check battery fluid level,
30k/84k miles - check supercharger fluid level (oops must be a typo),
60k/120k miles - adjust valve lash. Taurus in general - replace plugs, air
filter, oil/filter, atx fluid,
99k/120k miles - replace cam belt

So go by your owner's manual and request extras as you desire.

John W.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "matt S" <poissonverte2@hotmail.com>
To: <niks@dialnetwork.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 2:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Weiner Auto Mechanics


> I asked two Ford dealers in the area for a 60k.. nobody could figure it
> out.. Thinking though, I wonder if the 60k/100k maintenance stuff is lingo
> that they dont know.. Maybe next time ask for a replacement of a water
pump,
> timing belt, cps, etc... Though you go that route you end up paying
>
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$..
> since its all separate :)
>
> Matt
>
>
> >From: "Paul Nimz" <niks@dialnetwork.com>
> >To: "SHOtimes mailing list (E-mail)" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Weiner Auto Mechanics
> >Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 00:37:54 -0600
> >
> >Yes I had a ford dealer in Champaign, Ill who took one look at my motor
and
> >refused to work on it this summer.
> >
> >Paul Nimz
> >'97 TR
> >'93 EG mtx
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Hartberger, Jason M. ATAN" <hartbejm@roosevelt.navy.mil>
> >To: "SHOtimes mailing list (E-mail)" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 7:57 PM
> >Subject: [Shotimes] Weiner Auto Mechanics
> >
> >
> > > Does anybody have any experience with having people refuse to work on
> >your
> > > car because they're scared of them? I went to my base auto shop (a
> >pretty
> > > good shop, I've had work done with them before) and asked them for a
> >labour
> > > estimate on a 100k, and they guy at the counter asked me what the hell
a
> > > 100k was (bad sign), so I told him... he just looked at me and then he
> > > looked at a fellow mechanic and said "you ever worked on a SHO
before?"
> >The
> > > other guy said "yup... I never want to work on one again." and then
the
> >guy
> > > I was talking to said, "We won't take it. I worked on a SHO once, got
> >damn
> > > near married to it..."
> > >
> > > People are scared to work on SHOs? Is this common? Seriously, I've
seen
> >the
> > > instructions for doing the maintenance, and it doesn't look that hard.
> >I'd
> > > just do it my own damn self, but I have a base parking lot for a
garage
> >and
> > > about as much technical skill as Brian Boitano (what *would* he
do?)...
> >so
> > > now I'm searching for some dealers that aren't scared of it...
weiners.
> > >
> > > ATAN Hartberger, USN
> > > USS Theodore Roosevelt
> > >
> > > 94 red ATX 101K  "I wanted an mtx dammit, but nobody drives one around
> > > here!"
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