It seems to me that Chevrolet probably owns the award for the Idiot's Award for some of their design. Some Corvettes had to have a hold drilled in the frame in order to reach one or more plugs and in the early 70s Chevy had another car whose name started with a C which had the very same problem. GM certainly should take the grand prize for their engine compartment design! My 99 Venture has the battery hidden under a junction box which must be removed in order to gain access to the poor battery. Man, how increadably stupid! Cy, the Ancient (and amazed) Okie.....
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Art Rizzino Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] changing sparkplugs On some transverse mounted engines one can gain access to the firewall side of a engine if you temporarily unbolt the bar toward the radiator which normally prevents the engine from rolling during acceleration. Then you might be able to roll the engine toward the front of the engine compartment and gain access.Also you might need to go one step farther and unbolt an engine mount to allow you to roll the engine forward. Good luck. Art ----- Original Message ----- From: clifford To: HYPERLINK "mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com"[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 10:39 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] changing sparkplugs Dear List Members: As I recall there was a G. M model back in the eighties which had one plug on the rear of a transverse engine that could only be reached from the bottom, and that after jacking the engine while the wheels were turned a certain way. I recall that G. M took a lot of ribbing, as it was quite clear that the engineers had failed to take in to account that spark plugs might need to be changed in the future, with the engine sill in the car. I had a Mazda 929 s, which had the plugs in wells which required the longest extensions I owned in order for my ratchet to work with the plug wrench. A blind man could certainly install those plugs as easily as a sighted person, as it had to be done by feel. Yours Truly, Clifford Wilson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.30/1030 - Release Date: 9/25/2007 8:02 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.32/1032 - Release Date: 9/26/2007 8:20 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
