I get a lot of trash and debris in my tubes as well. I don't know if you
have an air compressor but that is how I get mine clean. With the plugs
still installed just a couple of blasts of air cleans them out real good.
If you don't have a compressor maybe one of those cans of compressed air for
computer boards might work. Those metal tubes help protect the sparkplug
boot from heat. Probably wouldn't hurt if you removed them but I'd leave
them on. BTW anyone know how these things attach to the block? Are they
just pressed in or what?
---Mike, near Houston.---
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-----Original Message-----
>1) Replaced my plugs & wires last week (MSD Helicore's), and in the process
>got very annoyed with the thin metal tubes (towers) that protrude up around
>the plug wire from the engine. I had alot of little crap down in there
>around the old plugs, but no way to get it out! With the plugs in there is
>no way to get a tootbrush or anything in to brush it away. With the plugs
>out, well most of it would get into the engine (don't want that!).
>Has anyone tried to remove these metal protrusions? Does anyone have any
>ideas on how to clean around them w/out getting it into the engine? I was
>thinking of maybe cutting these off with a Dremel & cutting wheel, but all
>those little metal bits flying around make me a little hesitant.
>
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