[BaadAssGremlins] FIRE! Plastic Eagle valve cover wanted

[<eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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