TTRe: newbie

From: DAKSY (rsmith13@nycap.rr.com)
Date: Sun Jul 17 2005 - 07:25:45 EDT


Hey, John!

<snip> Just bought my first Dodge Dakota (switching from Ford Ranger) it's a
1998
 Dakota SLT. 5 speed V-6, don't know much about the history of the truck
other
 than it was used by an older gentleman who put the first 75000 on it and
then
 his soon used it while at college and put about 28000 on it. How difficult
is
 it to change the wires and plugs in the Dakota, I know it was fairly hard
in
 the Ranger. It seems to be missing a bit.<snip>

Welcome to the DML!
Well, the plugs should be fairly easy, IF they've been changed at least
once. The first time is the WORST!
Our trucks come from the factory with the plugs installed by 900 lb gorillas
& are almost impossible to break free! First thing you wanna do, before you
remove the plugs, is to remove the idiotic heat shields around the plugs (IF
they're still there). They trap dirt & rust & other stuff which can fall
into the cylinders. Grab each one with a pair of vise grips & yank em out.
Then blow iut the crap with an air compressor - THEN remove your plugs.
Install Autolite 3923 or 3924s gapped at .040", although .045" might give
ya betted MPG... NAPA has a decent wire set. While you're there, grab a
brass cap & rotor, too...The cap has two Phillips head screws -which are a
little difficult to get at, but if you use a relatively short screwdriver...
The rotor lines up easily. If you change the wires one at a time, you should
have no problems - the NAPA wires match up lengths well...
HTH,

Bob Smith (DAKSY2K on AIM)
Averill Park, NY
2K DAK SY CC Sport + V6 4X4 5 Speed

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