I've got about 2 feet worth of socket extensions and one of those slick
socket knuckles that pivot (a must have in my book) that made if fairly
easy to pull my plugs. Even the factory plugs put on by Mongo the
guerrilla came out with only mild personal injuries/stess... ;-)
T.
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Subject: RE: DML: Spark Plugs Once Again
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 2/16/99 4:36 PM
Yeah, passenger side is the A/C junk plus wiring. The driver side is
not bad once you have the factory plugs off. I haven't torqued mine
down quite as tight as the factory. It took me standing on the engine
to get the stock plugs out. Seriously, I am 175 lbs. and still had to
climb in with the engine to unbolt them. I agree, Mr. Impact Monkey was
reassigned to plugs. They should have taken hi toys away first... I
still have a hard time pulling the plug wires though. They are just
snugger than all heck. Putting them back on is ok, it is the off part.
I have to yank, I try wiggling and a pull, but NO I have to tug and pull
and scream and pop Ouch that one hurt...
Jason
2/16/99 4:38 PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Steiger [SMTP:stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 3:56 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: re: DML: Spark Plugs Once Again
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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