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To: Maury Alston <freeze_0387@yahoo.com>, shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Florida SHO people was Re: [Shotimes] Diagnosis of 92 SHO
From: Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:07:03 -0700 (PDT)
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
> > >
> > >"Life's battles are not always won by the
> stronger
> > or faster man, but 
> > >soon or late, the man who wins is the man who
> > thinks he can!"
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> Maury
> 
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