[Shotimes] OT - Need mechanic for wife's '99 Rodeo.

[David P]

I'd help if I could, but right now I've got a bun ready to come out of the
oven, half my garage is blocked off, and the heat is disconnected out there
right now. If you've still got the problem in a few months, let me know. I'm
in Louisville.



David P

95MTX



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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net>
To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <v8sho@v8sho.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 18:43
Subject: [Shotimes] OT - Need mechanic for wife's '99 Rodeo.


> Well, I was letting the engine run for awhile  in my garage, just to see
if I
> could get it to light the CE light again, and no dice.
>
> BUT, I did notice a strange whistling sound coming from the engine.  I
> couldn't feel any air being blown around (other than the cooling fan,
> obviously) but when I got some carb cleaner and sprayed around the area
the
> whistling was coming from, the revs went waaay up.  This indicates some
sort
> of vacuum leak, right?
>
> Unfortunately, it appears to be some sort of cork-material gasket between
the
> lower intake and the block.  The setup is somewhat similar to the V6 SHO
> (except for the gasket material) (SHO content!).  It even appears (now
that I
> take a closer look at the offending area) that the gasket material is
visibly
> broken.  I hope none of said material gets sucked into the engine, but it
> probably already has.
>
> Anyway, does all this make a bit of sense to anyone?  I think I'm barking
up
> the right tree here, although I won't know for sure until I get it looked
at
> by a "professional" tomorrow.  Just not sure if I'm going to an old
mechanic I
> used to take my '90 SHO to (SHO content!) or to the scary Isuzu dealer.
> Decisions, decisions.
>
> Oh, any gearheads in the Cincinnati area wanna help a SHOtimer out?  I'm
> obviously willing to pay for services rendered, I'd just be more
comfortable
> dealing with someone from the list versus the dealer (who will probably
tell
> me the engine needs rebuilt ;^)
>
> Later,
>
> Steve Tatro
> Red/Black '93 with 164k miles
> Cincinnati, Ohio
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