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Re: Florida SHO people was Re: [Shotimes] Diagnosis of 92 SHO

To: Mark Mucher <mmucher@bellsouth.net>,
Subject: Re: Florida SHO people was Re: [Shotimes] Diagnosis of 92 SHO
From: Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:29:15 -0700 (PDT)
They are defunct? They are absolute post whores on
SHOforum.. =)

Ian

--- Mark Mucher <mmucher@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> 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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