I ask these all the time, but I got a new job, not making nearly as much as I was, but i've only been up here a week and it's a start for now. Anyway, I figure I'll be able to spend about 100 bucks next week, and after my trip I think a Tune-Up, Oil change, and Air Cleaner would be good. Now, I do have a 5 qt container of SuperTech High Mileage, and I was thinking of putting that in and running it for about 1-2 thousand miles, and I figure with the detergants in that oil, combined with the Marvel Mystery fluid I put with the last oil change, I should be set to go to Synthetic Oil after that. I'm also considering the Summit or Jegs wires, there 8mm and I believe they're brand will do fine for daily driving. Now for air cleaner, should I go ahead and get the Mr. Gasket Open air cleaner for the 25 or so dollars it is? I was planning on going with that or the K&N setup when I can scrounge up the funds for a fastman. Input would be awesome.

 

I agree with the good tune up, I would do a oil change, plugs (autolite 3923's or champion truck plugs), get your air cleaner, jegs wires, and a new rotor and cap.

 

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Start with the basics and work your way up. For another $2 you could pull your throttle body and give it a real good cleaning with carb cleaner. The $2 is for a new throttle body gasket. Another good piece of preventive maintenance would be to apply di-electric compound to all of the electrical connectors under your hood. I did it and eliminated a nuisance issue I couldn't diagnose. You need the compuond anyway for the plug wires so it shouldn't cost you maybe a buck or two more.

 

Yeah I did all that when I cleaned my TB back in ... uhh ... November? Doesn't hurt to keep it clean though, I'll take all that off to do the wires. Hey, my dad likes to take a pencil and etches the graphite on the threaded parts of the plug. Apparently that is some good anti-seize. I was wondering if anyone else does this, or if it's a family thing.

 

the graphite works really well as an anti sieze agent but i don't like it cause you can get the graphite powder into the cylinder. if you want to use anti sieze use copper-kote sparingly on the threads. being that its a grease it shouldnt bump off the threads and fall into the cylinder. it works really well and is cheap too. i use it on most anything. it works really well on alumnium head spark plug holes. saves the threads big time.