Replacing Plug #8 - LT1
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Replacing Plug #8 - LT1
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Like most of you, plug #8 can be a real pain to get to on a LT1. I do not have skinny arms or small hands, so I cannot get it from the top. This is how I removed the #8 plug and/or wire. Disconnect the battery, remove O2 senor next to the starter, and remove starter (remove the two bolts and slide the starter forward). You will have the room to work now. I hope this will help somebody.
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Bill
Like most of you, plug #8 can be a real pain to get to on a LT1. I do not have skinny arms or small hands, so I cannot get it from the top. This is how I removed the #8 plug and/or wire. Disconnect the battery, remove O2 senor next to the starter, and remove starter (remove the two bolts and slide the starter forward). You will have the room to work now. I hope this will help somebody.
thanks
Bill
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Originally Posted by Bill's 02 Z-28 SS
Hi Folks
Like most of you, plug #8 can be a real pain to get to on a LT1. I do not have skinny arms or small hands, so I cannot get it from the top. This is how I removed the #8 plug and/or wire. Disconnect the battery, remove O2 senor next to the starter, and remove starter (remove the two bolts and slide the starter forward). You will have the room to work now. I hope this will help somebody.
thanks
Bill
Like most of you, plug #8 can be a real pain to get to on a LT1. I do not have skinny arms or small hands, so I cannot get it from the top. This is how I removed the #8 plug and/or wire. Disconnect the battery, remove O2 senor next to the starter, and remove starter (remove the two bolts and slide the starter forward). You will have the room to work now. I hope this will help somebody.
thanks
Bill
glad i'm skinnny lol
hell i'd change it for you just so you wouldn't have to go through all of that lol
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Hi Folks,
I don't have a Y-pipe, 97 has 2 Cats and to drop the driver side is a bitch. The driver side is one that goes past the starter. For me, the starter is the easiest thing to remove and get to plug #8 & #6. When I changed the wires, I removed the idle pully wheel so I could get to the wires easier. I find it easier to remove thing than fight to work around them.
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I don't have a Y-pipe, 97 has 2 Cats and to drop the driver side is a bitch. The driver side is one that goes past the starter. For me, the starter is the easiest thing to remove and get to plug #8 & #6. When I changed the wires, I removed the idle pully wheel so I could get to the wires easier. I find it easier to remove thing than fight to work around them.
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Bill
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Originally Posted by the_merv
Get all of them without removing anything. Takes about 30 min.
I removed the Air Conditioning box off of the Fire Wall.
I removed the Air Conditioning box off of the Fire Wall.
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Originally Posted by Bill's 02 Z-28 SS
Hi Folks,
I don't have a Y-pipe, 97 has 2 Cats and to drop the driver side is a bitch. The driver side is one that goes past the starter. For me, the starter is the easiest thing to remove and get to plug #8 & #6. When I changed the wires, I removed the idle pully wheel so I could get to the wires easier. I find it easier to remove thing than fight to work around them.
Thanks
Bill
I don't have a Y-pipe, 97 has 2 Cats and to drop the driver side is a bitch. The driver side is one that goes past the starter. For me, the starter is the easiest thing to remove and get to plug #8 & #6. When I changed the wires, I removed the idle pully wheel so I could get to the wires easier. I find it easier to remove thing than fight to work around them.
Thanks
Bill
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
"The driver side is the one that goes past the starter".......Am I missing something here? Every SBC starter I've ever seen is on the passenger side.
On my 97 the driver's side CAT is next to exhaust manifold (tight fit) and the pipe runs down and pass the starter. It actually runs along the bell housing, the back-end of the oil pan and directly under the starter. The passenger side exhaust run down and goes to the back – the driver side plugs in at a “Y” at that point. The passenger side CAT is further back. Don’t blame me – Chevy did it ha, ha
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with my edelbrock headers I could get them all from up top. when I put my jet hot LTs on I had to get 6/8 from the bottom pulling the starter, now I pulled the AC box out no more problems.
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Hi Folks
I would find it hard to believe that Chevy would have a different starter for the LT1 and LT4. Maybe different years had different starters; the flywheel and external block are the same. Cam, heads, intake, etc. are different. I looked at my shop manual and no indication of a difference in starters. Just my two cents
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I would find it hard to believe that Chevy would have a different starter for the LT1 and LT4. Maybe different years had different starters; the flywheel and external block are the same. Cam, heads, intake, etc. are different. I looked at my shop manual and no indication of a difference in starters. Just my two cents
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