Spark Plug.........fail
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From: Livonia Michigan
Spark Plug.........fail
Just found the plug in my garage. Here is the story. 2yrs ago, before my engine rebuild my brother-in-law the mechanic "helped" me change the injectors and do a tuneup. Some of the plastic tips came off the old injectors and I couldn't fish them out of the intake manifold. I cranked the engine over for a few seconds with the plugs off and nothing came out of the plug holes.
We then re-assembled everything, putting in the plugs last. My brother-in-law had a hard time getting in the plug on #4 but got it threaded and connected. Upon startup the engine was missing badly. Pulled the injector connectors off one at a time and sure enough when we pulled #4 injector there was no change in the way the engine was running. Here is what we found:
We then re-assembled everything, putting in the plugs last. My brother-in-law had a hard time getting in the plug on #4 but got it threaded and connected. Upon startup the engine was missing badly. Pulled the injector connectors off one at a time and sure enough when we pulled #4 injector there was no change in the way the engine was running. Here is what we found:
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And your surprised this car ran as bad as it did?Somthings you just need to keep to yourself.Does your brother in law make his living working on cars?If so why do you do everybody a HUGE favor and tell us where he works so others wont experience his expertise.
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I have a GM mechanic living across the street from me. He likes to give advice. Sometimes he knows a good trick to get something done and other times he scares me. I asked him if he knew the torque specs of something off the top of his head and he just said gudentite. I was torquing down tie-rod end castle nuts.
I went and looked it up in the book.
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I asked him if he knew the torque specs of something
Works for me.
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Yeah, there's the old saw: "What do you call the person in medical school that graduated at the bottom of the class?" (Answer): Doctor!
So it goes with most professions, I guess. I've run across a few real "**** fists" mechanics in my travels - many working for dealers, too! (And, I think most of them worked on my wife's 69 C3 at one time or another!! Never saw so much cobbled up stuff in my life - and most evident when it involves electrical repairs or modifications!) (Don't get me started!!)
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So it goes with most professions, I guess. I've run across a few real "**** fists" mechanics in my travels - many working for dealers, too! (And, I think most of them worked on my wife's 69 C3 at one time or another!! Never saw so much cobbled up stuff in my life - and most evident when it involves electrical repairs or modifications!) (Don't get me started!!)
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