[Shotimes] Engine Trouble
Leigh Smith
leighsm@comcast.net
Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:01:53 -0400
Pop for a valve cover set with plug well seals. When I compared the old 90k
mile ones to the new set, they were so flat/bad I am surprised they held
back any oil at all.
Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Copeland" <doug.copeland@gmail.com>
To: "Rich Bruso" <shoguy_89@cox.net>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Engine Trouble
> Ok I just replaced the plugs so that the oil could drain. Probably not the
> best idea but hey. The old plugs were almost completely drowned in oil
when
> i pulled them out. No wonder they had problems. I put it all back together
> and fired up the car, and of course as expected it was a little cranky. I
> let it run for a few minutes blowing a nice oil cloud of death into the
> neighborhood, and then my girlfriend alerted me that i had some smoke
coming
> from the engine bay. It is probably just a little from when i pulled the
> drenched plugs out. In a few minutes i'm going to fire it up again and see
> what happens.
> Oh and yes i am getting a CE light, so maybe the DIS is to blame too. It
is
> probably just old and hates me. Do you know where I can find one? I think
> it's about time I find some plug seals too!
>
> Doug
> 95 mtx
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