@@hughbertsprojects - I recently had my cap and rotor replaced on the ‘05 Astro after it refused to start following two weeks of rain. I probably should have done it before it stranded me since it was running poorly for about 3 weeks prior. Point is I wisely paid a mechanic and there are all sorts of boot prints on my driver’s interior door panel. I can tell it was a fun job!
@RustyZipper my in-laws have a bravada with the 4.3. Their cap and rotor has been going bad every 6-8 months. I think that the quality has gone down on them. Not sure what brand they bought. So much moisture buildup.
@@hughbertsprojects - I have an ‘02 Express 4.3 work van and we used to have to replace the cap and rotor every spring; we only use it April- Nov and it would be stored inside all winter. Was Always serviced at the local small repair shop. Finally one year I took it to my mechanic’s shop with about 10 bays and he suggested replacing the entire distributor as I complained it was troublesome every spring. Sure enough he replaced the whole unit and it’s never been an issue since. 3 summers so far 🤞 He said they just get worn out and we had over 150k miles on it. He said it was due about 50k miles ago🤣 but the small shop liked taking our money every spring for the cap and rotor job so they’d never suggest the whole unit.
My brothers car we had to recovery the AC to do the back plugs on his firebird I later found out if you unbolt the motor and jack it up you can get it out without the AC Accumulator in your way
I changed plugs on my Sebring years ago with 200k on them in about the same condition. Previous owner said a shop did these plugs last but unsure when.
Awsome video bro!
@@ollierendon1851 thank you.
What a pain… and that’s just to remove the Dog House! I thought my Astro Vans were a PITA!
The Astro also has the cap and rotor. So that’s less fun. At least you can reach the plug’s through the wheel well.
@@hughbertsprojects - I recently had my cap and rotor replaced on the ‘05 Astro after it refused to start following two weeks of rain. I probably should have done it before it stranded me since it was running poorly for about 3 weeks prior. Point is I wisely paid a mechanic and there are all sorts of boot prints on my driver’s interior door panel. I can tell it was a fun job!
@RustyZipper my in-laws have a bravada with the 4.3. Their cap and rotor has been going bad every 6-8 months. I think that the quality has gone down on them. Not sure what brand they bought. So much moisture buildup.
@@hughbertsprojects - I have an ‘02 Express 4.3 work van and we used to have to replace the cap and rotor every spring; we only use it April- Nov and it would be stored inside all winter. Was Always serviced at the local small repair shop. Finally one year I took it to my mechanic’s shop with about 10 bays and he suggested replacing the entire distributor as I complained it was troublesome every spring. Sure enough he replaced the whole unit and it’s never been an issue since. 3 summers so far 🤞 He said they just get worn out and we had over 150k miles on it. He said it was due about 50k miles ago🤣 but the small shop liked taking our money every spring for the cap and rotor job so they’d never suggest the whole unit.
@RustyZipper would have never thought of that. Next time it goes bad I’ll mention just swapping everything out.
My brothers car we had to recovery the AC to do the back plugs on his firebird I later found out if you unbolt the motor and jack it up you can get it out without the AC Accumulator in your way
Thanks for the heads up. I was thinking of a firebird for a lemons car but never thought they had even less room to work on them.
This is more just a vlog of your life than anything helpful
All jokes aside, this was mildly informative but would have been more so without all the whining and complaining.
4 has got at least 120K on it lol
I changed plugs on my Sebring years ago with 200k on them in about the same condition. Previous owner said a shop did these plugs last but unsure when.
Not helpful at all!