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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 09:05 AM
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take out the spark plugs lol dont flame me ,its almost time for a oil change should i seafoam my car with a full tank of gas?
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 09:14 AM
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righty tighty, lefty lucy.

What is seafoam ?
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 09:57 AM
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righty tighty explain please and seafoam is stuff that cleans out your engine and fuel injectors. you put it in you intake mannifold or pcv line
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 09:59 AM
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righty tighty explain please and seafoam is stuff that cleans out your engine and fuel injectors. you put it in you intake mannifold or pcv line
if you dont know righty tighty lefty loosey... you're in for one hell of a time.
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:04 AM
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if you dont know righty tighty lefty loosey... you're in for one hell of a time.
o **** lol im just now learning about my car lol i heard something about the y pipe being involved.
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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oh boy...
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Out1aw
oh boy...
I know, right.


I don't even know where to start.


Jack the car up and go in from the bottom, the passenger side is easier then the drivers side. Experinced LT1'ers can do most from the top, but it can depend on skill/tools/experience.

Do it with a friend who has mechanical ability and be careful, you strip out a spark plug and your in a world of hurt.

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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:13 AM
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o **** lol im just now learning about my car lol i heard something about the y pipe being involved.
Dear god. Not to flame, but you're going to have a hell of a time if you're asking these questions.

1. Unless you have headers, changing spark plugs is terrible on LT1s. Even if you know how to do it, it still sucks and takes hours.

2. A y-pipe is not involved whatsoever when doing spark plugs.

3. To change them, disconnect the pluge wire, use a wrench or socket to loosen the plug (by turning it counter-clockwise), and once it's loose enough unscrew it with your hand. Put a new plug in by doing the opposite, and re-attach the wire.

4. You can seafoam your gas at any time and it won't affect your spark plugs whatsoever. Putting it through the engine, however, is probably a good idea to do before you change plugs.

5. It sounds like you should get a friend to help you.
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alright so its not as easy as i thought it was lol ok im going to try and do this luckily for me my friend was in a mechanics class in highschool lol.
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Originally Posted by burnzilla
I know, right.

I don't even know where to start.

Jack the car up and go in from the bottom, the passenger side is easier then the drivers side. Experinced LT1'ers can do most from the top, but it can depend on skill/tools/experience.
What's a Jack..
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 10:54 AM
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Im sure he is joking. Isnt he?
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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righty tighty means if u turn it to the right...its tight
lefty loosey means if u turn it to the left... it gets loose
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 11:22 AM
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Give him a break guys. We all had to learn sometime!
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by transam_089
righty tighty means if u turn it to the right...its tight
lefty loosey means if u turn it to the left... it gets loose
thats why i got stuck in her.
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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If you seafoam the car, do it before the oil change. And drive the car for at least 100-200 miles before you change the oil. Reason being, seafoam cleans lots of crap and it all goes to the oil. So you don't want to crap up your pretty new oil that you just put in.
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I changed my plugs and wires when I did my headers. To do it with stock manifolds, get ready to swear... A LOT!
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#2 is a bitch to get to. the AIR tube goes right in front of it. i did all of them except #8 from the top with stock manifolds. took 3 hours.
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i kno how to seafoam the car lol. i just want to kno is it ok to do it with a full tank of gas.
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they tell you to put it in then fill up right after you dump it in so it mixes. pour it in at the gas station then fill up.

change your fuel filter after that tank too.
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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