OK, so for the however many-ith time in recent weeks I have bumped into a few things on a few customers cars in the last few weeks , -- that I cant believe.
Sooo-- in the spirit of David Letterman here is my Top 10 list for April /May 2010.
(Drum-roll)
10. not using sealant or washers on aluminum water-pump bolts, now there is a Niagara falls pattern down the front of the water-pump. (--seeep-drip,drip....)
9. Poor
oil control /
Oil soaked everything under the car.
(I mean everywhere -- I now look like Al Jolson )
8. Using 5/8" heater hose used as FUEL LINE clamped between a stainless steel tank ($$$$) and a sawed off 'AN' FITTING ( *what?!?!) that then went to braided stainless>!!
7. Wiring a 150A alternator to a 50 Amp gauge using 14GA charge wire (melt melt melt)
6. Installed headers at home in a 2008 5.4L SC car with STD SAE bolts. (I guess cross threading is now an Olympic sport )
5. Electric choke wired to the coil + positive. -- on an MSD 6AL system.
4. lead-acid batteries that leak on me..... ( drycells are easy to get - )
3. spark plug gaps that vary over 10% between 8 cyls. .045" ---.054" , . -- whats the diff -->?
2. OSH clear fish-tank tubing for *FUEL* line! ( argh )
And the number one --
1. 2009 GT500 *with* 28 degrees of initial timing and off the chart total timing and way too much boost. --
quote; ---"they tuned it by ear, -should be 750'- but -now its really hard to start, then it pings like hell when I get on it, it has
oil everywhere" .....
-- And a Bonus track --
Guy bought a 428 car off ebay' that had STD pistons in a .030" over block......!
-- Thats a wrap- Steve