I'm a multiple business owner who doesn't have time to turn a wrench. I work on my car when I can. In fact, I prefer to do all my work but my schedule doesn't permit it most of the time.
I purchased some cams from Schrick that had a bad grind and some of my troubleshooting costs were tied into that. Of course, I let Schrick know how I felt and in return for my trouble I got an extra set of cams and they paid some of the labor charges to the dealership. So, since I paid the dealership to intall the cams and do troubleshooting, I ended up with a credit that needed to be used.
Most dealerships have techs that are nothing more than good parts changers. I gave them a list of things to do and gapping the plugs was one of them.
I do enjoy turning a wrench...in fact, I have an SRT6 motor with 5k miles on it taking up my wifes space in the garage. I personally have done more to my 3.2L Kompressor motor than any other owner and I'm not stopping now.
My time is now occupied with R&D and Tuning @ LET. These nice little 181 and 185 pulleys are an example of my R&D efforts.
We have many new products coming out that will benefit the 3.2L motor....it's going to be a good 2008.
Originally Posted by MD SRT6
If I spent thousands trying to figure out my spark plug gap was off, I would get out of the automotive field all together. And fire all the shops I went to. Lots of incompetency in that explantion above.That is part of mechanics 101 check primary and secondary ignition + are you not a auto technicain yourself? Or are you just a forum reader?