Don is on the West coast (Venice, I think)
FSHOC is defunct.
I'm in Vero Beach, but can't recommend any SHO mechanics.
mm in sunny FL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Fisher" <dataflash@yahoo.com>
To: "Maury Alston" <freeze_0387@yahoo.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 6:07 PM
Subject: Florida SHO people was Re: [Shotimes] Diagnosis of 92 SHO
>I think that there are some SHO people in that area.
> FSHOC (Florida SHO club) and Don Donnelson are in the
> area. Kelvin Turner is there too (I think).
>
> Anyone?
>
> Ian
>
> --- Maury Alston <freeze_0387@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I am in South Fl, Pembroke Pines near Ft.
>> Lauderdale. I don't think there is a shop in this
>> area that can help. There are two dealerships about
>> 3 hours away that have techs who own and drive
>> SHO's. I am thinking about driving it to one of
>> them.
>>
>> Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com> wrote: Oil in the
>> plugs is a possibilty. I was also thinking
>> at 6 this morning that its possible that you have
>> generic spark plugs or those horrible +4 plugs
>> installed. (yes, i actually woke up thinking about
>> this for some reason). The truth is that we can sit
>> here all day and hypothesize but someone who knows
>> what they are doing (not your particular dealer)
>> needs
>> to take a look at it. Hopefully you're near someone
>> who can help you out. Where are you?
>>
>> Ian
>>
>> --- James White wrote:
>>
>> > If your crank sensor was bad your would have
>> gotten
>> > to the Stealer
>> > at the back end of a tow truck.
>> >
>> > Likely you have bad plug wires, likely caused by
>> oil
>> > in the spark
>> > plug wells.
>> >
>> > If you can't do it yourself (it isn't all that
>> hard)
>> > get an independant
>> > repair shop that will replace the plug wires,
>> clean
>> > out the plug
>> > wells out of the oil that is likely there to cause
>> > problems, and
>> > maybe replace the spark plugs with DOUBLE platium
>> > plugs.
>> >
>> > The intake manifold must be removed inorder to get
>> > the plug wires
>> > installed correctly. The first time is a challenge
>> > to get every
>> > thing reconnected, but after the third or fourth
>> > time it is only
>> > 10 minutes.
>> >
>> > If the oil leak into the spark plug wells is
>> really
>> > bad, once the
>> > intake is off, the valve covers are easly removed
>> > and the valve clearences
>> > are easly checked and maybe adjusted, which should
>> > be done every
>> > 60,000 mi. If necessary, new plug well seals with
>> > new valve cover
>> > seals are available from AutoZone for only $70+/-
>> >
>> > regards, Jim White
>> >
>> >
>> > At Tuesday, 11 July 2006, Maury Alston
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > >I have just come from a dealer having my SHO
>> > checked out. I have only
>> > >had this car a couple of weeks and it has not
>> been
>> > the romance I
>> > had hoped.
>> > >Once the car gets warm, it starts to cut out,
>> more
>> > specifically the
>> > >car will not accelerate in 1, 2, or 3rd gear.
>> Once
>> > I get it to
>> > 4th, it
>> > >starts to pick up speed. I have put the petal all
>> > the way to the
>> > floor
>> > >and the engine doesn't rev. I take it to the
>> > dealer and after about 3
>> > >hours, they tell me they "think" it is the crank
>> > sensor and it will be
>> > >about $920 to fix. Has anyone else experienced
>> > this??
>> > >
>> > >Maury
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