[Shotimes] car trouble continued

[Zach Leahy]

Or at leat pull them and clean with carb cleaner.
 Z

 On 10/19/05, Leigh Smith <leighsm@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Doug;
> If you pulled the plugs IIRC and let the oil drain into the engine you
> could
> likely have oil fouled the plugs. They may never work properly again.
> Basically they will short circuit. I'd suggest a new set. But don't put
> them
> in until you get all that oil out of the cylinders!
> Lee
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Copeland" <doug.copeland@gmail.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:07 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] car trouble continued
>
>
> > today was the first time i got to look at my car in daylight. The other
> > night when i cranked it, I had to continuously pump gas to keep it
> going.
> > After a few minutes i noticed smoke under the hood and shut it down.
> Today
> i
> > cranked it up and had to do the same pump routine to keep it going, but
> it
> > seemed less harsh this time. Maybe it was just doing that because of the
> oil
> > in the motor from pulling the plugs? After a few minutes again, it
> started
> > to smoke. I can't tell but it seems like the smoke is burning oil, and
> it
> is
> > coming from the area of the spark plugs, so my guess is it is just oil
> from
> > when I pulled the old plugs out. Any ideas?
> >
> > Yesterday I ordered new valve and plug seals, plugs, wires, and am in
> the
> > process of getting a new DIS. I figured covering all possibilities was
> my
> > best plan. Can anyone tell me where the cam position sensor is located.
> I
> > need to keep it in mind too I think. My car has gone 175k with barely
> any
> > work done to it. It may be time to start replacing a few routine things.
> >
> > Doug
> > 95 mtx
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