Re: Re: dead truck update (updated again)oil/gas/water????

From: KenCo (kenco.fish@verizon.net)
Date: Tue Apr 09 2002 - 17:20:53 EDT


Punch wrote:
>
> this right of the invoice:
>
> wires customer installed do not seal well on spark plug insulators and may
> arc in wet weather.

almost nonsense unless they are actually loose going on.

> tested for no start, dried distributor cap, dried spark plug tubes, re re
> plugs and heated to dry out, blew out excessive fuel in cylinders, reset
> misfire codes.
>

AKA knowing how to "write up" to drive cost up.

 
> lube oil and filter
> changed oil and filter due to excessive fuel in oil from flooded condition.
>

quasi lame excuse for doing an oil change.
any gas would be out after it warms up.

> (how does oil and gas mix?) and what does that have to do with water???
>

excessive flooding washes down cyl. walls and gas gets into
oil.
a common trick is to squirt Marvel mystery oil into cyls.
before installing plugs.
 
> --
> ****************************************************************************
> **
> 98 Dakota,CC,V6,Amethyst,Homebrew,DynoMax Cat-Back,3923's,Kenwood MP3
> Player,BFG-KO's,Accel Ignition Coil, V8 Throttle Body, JBA Power Cables
> 8.5mm.
>
> For Sale: stock air box, K&N drop in filter,
>
> Future Mods: 3.92 LSD, Thunderforms, RT rims/Tires, Fender Flares, JBA
> headers, IAT Adjuster
> ****************************************************************************
> **
> ""Punch"" <2punch.crash2000@AHM.com> wrote in message
> news:a8utkn$ctf$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
> >
> > seems the dealer says, the new jba wires, do not fit the sparkplug housing
> > (heat shield thingy) as good as mopar does, and allow water and road
> debris
> > to get in there, with nowhere to go but into the engine.
> >
> > they say my engine was full of water, and flooded, and my oil was
> > contaminated.
> >
> > verdict, oil change, new plugs, truck runs $200 CDN!
> >
> > they also really don't like the wires or the 3923's??
> >
> > --
> >
> ****************************************************************************
> > **
> > 98 Dakota,CC,V6,Amethyst,Homebrew,DynoMax Cat-Back,3923's,Kenwood MP3
> > Player,BFG-KO's,Accel Ignition Coil, V8 Throttle Body, JBA Power Cables
> > 8.5mm.
> >
> > For Sale: stock air box, K&N drop in filter,
> >
> > Future Mods: 3.92 LSD, Thunderforms, RT rims/Tires, Fender Flares, JBA
> > headers, IAT Adjuster
> >
> ****************************************************************************
> > **
> >
> >

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