I've seen plugs that bad - it's funny how the engines still run with such a
lack of maintenance (shows you how much the PCM's can compensate though).
On the cowl: Two 15mm nuts (wiper arms), six 13mm bolts for the cowl
assembly, one connector (wiper motor), and the washer hose (5 Torx T25
screws for the cowl panel). Make sure that they either mark where the
wipers were at or pay close attention to the marks on the windshield. If
they are not set just right, you can damage the wiper arms (they'll collide
and bend very easily). It's really easy to take off and saves a huge
headache from trying to do them either from below (which can be done) or by
"snaking" your arm around the intake.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: Terrible Tom [mailto:silvereightynine@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:44 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Spark Plug Carnage
Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:
> Wonder how long the coppers were in there. I've seen NS and RS vans (Town
&
> Country/Caravan) come in with 130K+ miles on them with the original
> Platinums (worn to hell - no electrode left) but still running. A lot of
> the smaller shops around here do put standard plugs in there and don't
tell
> the customers about the change - they just don't last. The average
lifespan
> of the platinums in these vans is about 60-65K miles (gap is at .070"+ by
> then).
Well these had no gap at all - there was a nubby melted stub left of the
side electrode. Ever see an autolite race plug? it sticks up straight
off teh side - no arch over teh center electrode.... thats what these
were in the general shape of.
>
> BTW: The easiest way to remove the rear plugs is to remove the cowl and
> wiper assembly (takes only an extra 5 minutes to remove). On the '98
> models, some people also remove the upper plenum for ease of access.
>
Yeah we were talking about pulling the cowl - he said thats what was
going to try and do.
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