Napa Actually had the cap and rotor in-stock when I went by there....went
back by today and picked up my 3923's... found out today that the fan cluth
is going bad...picked up a new one today...
Getting plug wires at Harry's Hot Rod later this week...
Later,
Tom "Slick"
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Robert D. Smith
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 7:31 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net; Macksey, Susan
Subject: DML: Brass cap & rotor in!
Hey DML!
Isn't Daylight Savings Time great? Got home from work @ 4:30, raked leaves,
read 5 DML digests, talked to the GF & she told me that she wasn't coming
over. 6:15 - WTF! Let's get under the DAKSY's hood! What bozo decided to put
the 3.9l distributor cap way the F**K back there?!??!! What a freakin
workout - just gettin to the hold down screws! Hadda climb right up on the
engine to get at it! I was flashin more butt-crack than the average plumber!
LOL!
But, anyway, about 45 minutes & one bloody knuckle later, the NAPA (Echlin)
brass cap & rotor are in! The OEM cap had a funky white powdery build up on
every terminal. No wonder she was idling rough - holding at a steady 650,
but kinda "rumbly." Ya know?
Now she's holding at a SSMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOTH 650 - 675! Took her out for about
a 5 mile loop around the lake & she's runnin great! One less mod in the
kitchen!
MSD 8.5 wires & the 3923s are next, as soon as I get to freakin POOP BOYS &
show them the incomplete plug they sold me...(*sheesh*).
Now I bow my head to the DML DAKSperts & ask a (silly) question or two:
1. I bought 8 wires so I'd have a couple of spares. Should I run one of the
extras from the coil (OEM) to the cap? (Bernd? Chuck R? Kyle?)
2. Am I gonna hafta get bigger looms/spreaders/brackets (or whatever they're
called) to keep the wires away from the engine or will the 8.5s fit into the
OEM thingies?
TIA!
Also, when I got home, sittin on the deck was a box from Transamerica Auto
Parts...The ProComp ES9000s with yellow boots (of course!) are here! One
more mod in the kitchen....Come on weekend!
Bob Smith (Daksy2K on AIM)
2K DAKSY CC Sport +
3.9l; V6: 4X4
For the mods,details, etc., visit us at:
http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/
(ps, we're still working on it...
Susan on the page; me on the DAKSY! )
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