Re: tips for changing plugs

From: Punch (2punch.crash2000@home.com)
Date: Fri Oct 19 2001 - 17:12:03 EDT


makes mental note!!!
must buy myself a good torq wrench!!!
Punch
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1998 Dakota CC V6, Deep Amethyst, K&N Homebrew Intake,
 Gutter Guard Grills, Dynomax Cat Back Exhaust,
Autolite 3923's.
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*In the near future: jet stage 2, billet TB, 180Dg. Thermo, energy
suspension bushings,
 hotchkis sway bars.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: DML: tips for changing plugs

> I just use a regular socket wrench (with a cheater bar if needed),
> extensions, spark plug socket, and a u-joint elbow thingy.
>
> Proper gap is .040 with a stock ignition.
>
> Torque spec is 30 ft-lbs.
>
> Punch wrote:
>
> > anyone have any tips for changing plugs, I did mine today and the rear
> > plug near the brake booster, was a pain to get at? what do you guys do
for
> > that one?
> >
> >
> > p.s what is the proper gap for autolite 3923, I set them at 40, and hand
> > tightened until tight then gave them another twist with the ratchet!
> >
> > my biggest problem was getting the boot's off and access to the rear
plug!
> > Punch
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 1998 Dakota CC V6, Deep Amethyst, K&N Homebrew Intake,
> > Gutter Guard Grills, Dynomax Cat Back Exhaust.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > *In the near future: jet stage 2, billet TB, 180Dg. Thermo, autolite
> > 3923's, energy suspension bushings,
> > hotchkis sway bars.
>
> --
> -andy
> andylevy@yahoo.com
> Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/
> http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/
> '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
>



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