L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Hi ----,
I change my oil, too and have over three hundred and fifty thousand
mile on my '78 Bronco: http://www.----------.com/smog.jpg The heads have
never been off, C-6 transmission at 170,000 and that was because I got a
little lazy with a ten year old car.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/smog.jpg

---- wrote:
>
> Except for being a little late sometimes, I have had everything
> required by the maintenance schedule done as specified. I did use an
> ASE certified transmission shop for the transmission, transfer case
> and differentials at 30K and 65K as they were about 20% cheaper than
> the Jeep dealer. Other than that, all maintenance has been done at
> the Jeep dealer. I figure this Jeep has to last as long as I do, so I
> better take care of it. :-)
>
> ----

Stephen Cowell

"Dana Rohleder" <boreal@charter.net> wrote in message news:R%Bxe.3266$394.48@fe07.lga...
> Let's see:
>
> Check gap - 1min
> Pull old plug - 5 min
> Install new plug - 4 min
>
> Total 10 min/plug avg. X 8 plugs = 80 min. Labor rate in my parts $50-70/hr,
> so $60 bucks for labor sounds reasonable to me.
>
> I doubt you will be able to do the job yourself in under an hour on an I6
> let alone the V8 if you haven't done it in 40 years. And that is without
> losing 20 minutes trying to find the damn spark plug wrench that should be
> right there in the tool box that your neighbor "borrowed" 2 years ago,
> dropping any wrenches or plugs into god-awful places where the sun never
> shines such as skid pans or those "metal sleeves" you mention, no beer/butt
> breaks, no time lost trying to locate the aft plugs or removing shrouds and
> chunks of engine that don't even look familiar because they weren't around
> 40 years ago, and no breaks to stop for bleeding/first aid. I can't even
> change a fuse any more without 2 days of back pain!

Don't forget about the spark plug socket sticking
to the new plug... your ratchet may have a lock,
but your extensions don't! I use ring expander
pliers when that happens... grip the 3/8" drive
from the inside. Or just try not to push too hard!
__
Steve
..

Stephen Cowell

"Dana Rohleder" <boreal@charter.net> wrote in message news:R%Bxe.3266$394.48@fe07.lga...
> Let's see:
>
> Check gap - 1min
> Pull old plug - 5 min
> Install new plug - 4 min
>
> Total 10 min/plug avg. X 8 plugs = 80 min. Labor rate in my parts $50-70/hr,
> so $60 bucks for labor sounds reasonable to me.
>
> I doubt you will be able to do the job yourself in under an hour on an I6
> let alone the V8 if you haven't done it in 40 years. And that is without
> losing 20 minutes trying to find the damn spark plug wrench that should be
> right there in the tool box that your neighbor "borrowed" 2 years ago,
> dropping any wrenches or plugs into god-awful places where the sun never
> shines such as skid pans or those "metal sleeves" you mention, no beer/butt
> breaks, no time lost trying to locate the aft plugs or removing shrouds and
> chunks of engine that don't even look familiar because they weren't around
> 40 years ago, and no breaks to stop for bleeding/first aid. I can't even
> change a fuse any more without 2 days of back pain!

Don't forget about the spark plug socket sticking
to the new plug... your ratchet may have a lock,
but your extensions don't! I use ring expander
pliers when that happens... grip the 3/8" drive
from the inside. Or just try not to push too hard!
__
Steve
..

Stephen Cowell

"Dana Rohleder" <boreal@charter.net> wrote in message news:R%Bxe.3266$394.48@fe07.lga...
> Let's see:
>
> Check gap - 1min
> Pull old plug - 5 min
> Install new plug - 4 min
>
> Total 10 min/plug avg. X 8 plugs = 80 min. Labor rate in my parts $50-70/hr,
> so $60 bucks for labor sounds reasonable to me.
>
> I doubt you will be able to do the job yourself in under an hour on an I6
> let alone the V8 if you haven't done it in 40 years. And that is without
> losing 20 minutes trying to find the damn spark plug wrench that should be
> right there in the tool box that your neighbor "borrowed" 2 years ago,
> dropping any wrenches or plugs into god-awful places where the sun never
> shines such as skid pans or those "metal sleeves" you mention, no beer/butt
> breaks, no time lost trying to locate the aft plugs or removing shrouds and
> chunks of engine that don't even look familiar because they weren't around
> 40 years ago, and no breaks to stop for bleeding/first aid. I can't even
> change a fuse any more without 2 days of back pain!

Don't forget about the spark plug socket sticking
to the new plug... your ratchet may have a lock,
but your extensions don't! I use ring expander
pliers when that happens... grip the 3/8" drive
from the inside. Or just try not to push too hard!
__
Steve
..

Stephen Cowell

"Dana Rohleder" <boreal@charter.net> wrote in message news:R%Bxe.3266$394.48@fe07.lga...
> Let's see:
>
> Check gap - 1min
> Pull old plug - 5 min
> Install new plug - 4 min
>
> Total 10 min/plug avg. X 8 plugs = 80 min. Labor rate in my parts $50-70/hr,
> so $60 bucks for labor sounds reasonable to me.
>
> I doubt you will be able to do the job yourself in under an hour on an I6
> let alone the V8 if you haven't done it in 40 years. And that is without
> losing 20 minutes trying to find the damn spark plug wrench that should be
> right there in the tool box that your neighbor "borrowed" 2 years ago,
> dropping any wrenches or plugs into god-awful places where the sun never
> shines such as skid pans or those "metal sleeves" you mention, no beer/butt
> breaks, no time lost trying to locate the aft plugs or removing shrouds and
> chunks of engine that don't even look familiar because they weren't around
> 40 years ago, and no breaks to stop for bleeding/first aid. I can't even
> change a fuse any more without 2 days of back pain!

Don't forget about the spark plug socket sticking
to the new plug... your ratchet may have a lock,
but your extensions don't! I use ring expander
pliers when that happens... grip the 3/8" drive
from the inside. Or just try not to push too hard!
__
Steve
..