Heh Heh Heh, and my father thought I only used my head as a hat rack. ;-)
Brian
At 05:10 PM 6/26/02 -0400, you wrote:
>This story seems to prove your point.
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/06/24/diagnosing.cars.ap/index.html
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian Mingle [mailto:bsm11@cornell.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 2:25 PM
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Changing Spark Plugs -Why are there heat shields
>
>
>
>They put heat shields on to frustrate the piss out of us! ;-)
>
>Engineers don't use common sense when building new cars, nor do they cater
>to the backyard mechanic. They design everything so that it has to be taken
>to the dealership for small things. If new vehicles were designed for the
>backyard mechanic, there wouldn't be a need for service shops at a
>dealership, which would mean less money for the dealer, and less money
>going back to the manufacture.
>
>Brian
>
>At 10:48 AM 6/26/02 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Why do they put on the heat shields in the first
> >place?
> >--- John Neff <jndneff@texas.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have that, but if you remove the heat shields,
> > > there will be less dirt to
> > > blow out, and it's much easier to remove the plugs.
> > > I have yet to find
> > > anyone who's plug wires, even stock wires, were heat
> > > damaged after removing
> > > the shields.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > >get a little can of compressed air used to clean
> > > computer parts. spray
> > > >around the plug after removing the boot and before
> > > removing the plug.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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