Eddie, check this guy out. $69.99 polished aluminum
Brian
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 1:52
AM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] FIRE! Plastic
Eagle valve cover wanted
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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