Jon,
The plugs themselves aren't hard to take out (well, once you've taken the
factory installed plugs out - broke 5 of the 8 the first time!). I never
torque my plugs down too tight. Usually a 1/4 to 1/2 turn past finger tight
& always put a drop or two of lube on the threads before installing.
Regardless, the heat thingy-ma-jiggies still retain alot of crap in them
(even after compressed air) & seem designed with the sole purpose of
mangling knuckles. I just think if I can find something better then the heat
shields, plus less hassle - why not go for it!?
Granted, they are still a HELL of a lot easier then my buddies 97 Firebird.
Changing the plugs on that is practically a major overhaul!
Duff
'95 SLT 4x4 CC 318 4spd/OD - 3.55 LSD
MSD 6AL - MSD Blaster Coil
MSD 8.5 wires - K&N FIPK - F&B Stage I TBI
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From STEI0302@SMTPGATE (Jon Steiger) {stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu}, on
16/02/1999 3:55 PM:
To: DAKOTA-T@SMTPGATE {dakota-truck@buffnet.net}
On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, brian duffey wrote:
[...]
> As for the heat shields on the plugs, YES - Man, I was cursing the
designer
> who came up with those! At least they made them removable though. I put
mine
> back on yesterday when doing the plugs, but they may be gone soon!
? I thought the plugs were quite easy to change on my '96 318. I
didn't even have to remove the heat shields. Just pull off the
plug wire, blow some compressed air down into the sheild, then
use a socket wrench with a spark plug socket and an extension to break
the plugs free; disconnect the wrench, spin the socket and extension
by hand to back the plug out. Reverse the process to re-install,
but use a torque wrench instead to torque 'em to specs.
Maybe there are some clearance issues I don't know about with the
newer bodystyle though.
-Jon-
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