spark plugs
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From: va baby!
spark plugs how are you guys keeping your plug wires from backing off the plugs? i have msd wires and ngk plugs and it seems like every 3 weeks or so i have to deal with a wire backing off the plug and then limping the car home in the slow lane while the ses light blinks 
and then waiting for it to cool down so i can push them back on.
and then waiting for it to cool down so i can push them back on. 
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My first thought would be they just aren't on good enough... because there have been times I could have sworn they were on all the way but when forced they finally poped on. Dumb question I know, but now that we got that out of the way maybe someone else has the same problem and can help you out.
Originally Posted by stangkiller
how are you guys keeping your plug wires from backing off the plugs? i have msd wires and ngk plugs and it seems like every 3 weeks or so i have to deal with a wire backing off the plug and then limping the car home in the slow lane while the ses light blinks and then waiting for it to cool down so i can push them back on.
and then waiting for it to cool down so i can push them back on. Thread Starter
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Originally Posted by HAWK915
I just finished putting the 8.5 MSDs on my car (new plugs were already in, wires were on backorder). I really had to give them a good push to get them on the plugs. I listened for a single click on the plug end and a double click on the coil pack end. Do you feel the wires lock onto the plug?
yeah i have made sure they lock onto the plugs and the coil. got the single click on the plug on all of them and a double on the coil. i don't know what the deal is, but it really pisses me off.
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I had a similar problem, but they just never felt like they were on. I can tell you that after I switched back the OEM plugs, they clicked a lot better. I had found, on a buddies car, he used the NGK iridium style plugs, and they clicked just like the Delco plugs. I think it is just because the TR55s have those silly end caps that you can unscrew.
