Hey Bob,
Yes, I did them myself. What a PITA! The hardest part wasn't R&R on the
plug itself. It was trying to get the wrench on them. Basically you're
working blind. That's what makes it so difficult. You want to make sure
you take your compressor and blow all the crap out of there before you crawl
underneath. Those of you that do this and don't have a compressor with at
least 90 lbs of pressure should buy those cans of compressed air (you can
get them from your local computer store). Since you can't see back there
you can't tell what might fall in. Work slow and make sure you thread the
new ones correctly. Good luck. Too bad we don't have Bernd's little
luxuries, coffee maker, microwave, TV, etc. right there in his driveway. ;-)
Ron
00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Bob Tom
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 2:20 PM
To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Dodge Question
At 01:06 PM 3/21/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >From underneath the car. Helps to have a lift, else you'll need ramps or
>jackstands. I assume this is a transverse mounted engine like my Caravan.
>Ron
Hey, Ron
Did you change the plugs yourself on the Caravan? I'm facing the same
with the 3.8L. I was hoping that there was a bracket setup that would
let you tip the engine a bit forward but no such luck. I think that I'll
just take it to a garage ... unless you've done it and it was fairly easy
to reach from below (I mount one wheel onto the curb in front on my house
to do things from below) and the gorilla that did the Daks wasn't allowed to
touch the plugs on the Caravans.
Bob Tom Burlington, Ont., Canada
'97 Dakota Sport, 4x2, CC, Flame red, 5.2L, auto., 3.92SG
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