In those days I used to do that minor tuning stuff myself. I had a
Uni-Syn guage for the three carbs on the XKE and the Grand Am had
hydraulic lifters so didn't need any valve adjustments. Getting to the
distributor though required some gynastic maneuvers while straddling the
engine. The E-type, however, required valve lash adjustments via shims
which were designated in letter sizes. Maybe even all the way from A to
Z. I never went there. Very complex service procedure.
But you're right. This is a different era for service. The Grand Am
regularly rusted through both sides of its dual exhaust system every
25,000 miles. It required new brake pads every 30,000 miles. The LHS
gets a periodic oil change and that's about it. The front brake pads
now have 70,000 miles on them and there's still about 6-7mm of pad left.
I think they'll go 100,000 miles. The exhaust system will probably
last at least that long as well.
Chuck Norcutt
Winsor Crosby wrote:
> Not to mention in a era when a major service costs $500 and requires
> little or nothing to be done, how much would actual work like timing,
> points, spark plugs, valve adjustment cost?
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> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
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> On Dec 6, 2005, at 1:58 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
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>>But, I have to admit that my 1999 Chrysler LHS is a far more
>>comfortable
>>automobile than any of the earlier ones and I wouldn't be surprised if
>>it could out corner the XKE. And I'd have to get rid of the Grand Am
>>after passing the first gas station.
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