FIRE! Plastic Eagle valve cover wanted
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FIRE! Plastic Eagle valve cover wanted
- From: <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:52:56 -0600
If anyone has a good one for sale, let me know, had a car fire not once but
twice last night, first car fire I have had since mid 1970s. Not sure what
caused it but the middle ports below the carb on the intake were glowing
red, and it set the dried oil there on fire. I luckily grabbed a pitcher of
water after pulling over on I-10 and put it out. Decided to drive it home as
it ran fine, but also took a Tupperware jar full of water again, and right
as I turned corner at my house it burst into flames again, the whole valve
cover was melted and the hoses too, so I must have been on fire hauling ass
down Brittmoore at 70mph, luckily no traffic. So have to change oil now too,
replace the valve cover (anyone have any tips on doing that on a 82 Eagle?)
and change some hoses. I ran the car after putting out the fire the second
time, and moved the distributor a little as the car had been backfiring
recently, but don't know if this is what caused the fires. After moving the
distributor however it idled and ran fine and the middle posrts didn't glow,
but hell, oil was pumping on them and didn't want to run the engine long
with watery oil either.
So if someone has a good used valve cover email me directly, and if anyone
has any tips on what caused this mess and/or how to change a plastic valve
cover on a Eagle, feel free to post away here! Thanks a lot to all who may
reply.
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
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