Spark Plug Help!!!
Spark Plug Help!!! I changed out plugs 2 and 4 and I tried 6 and 8 and couldnt get them, does anybody have any suggestions, recommendations to get the other 6 off. Also how hard is it to route MSD wires?
Originally Posted by 97LT1T/A
I changed out plugs 2 and 4 and I tried 6 and 8 and couldnt get them, does anybody have any suggestions, recommendations to get the other 6 off. Also how hard is it to route MSD wires?
Originally Posted by 97LT1T/A
I have shorty headers and I used jack stands but I couldnt get enough leverage to get 6,8 off. I have not tried to get the other side off yet.
Originally Posted by -PEPE-
hopefully you are using a socket with a hex on the back Vs. a ratchet. Use a wrench and a hex'd socket instead. Also another thing to try is cutting your socket in half, talk about easier, Summit sells the SLP plug sockets already half sized or cut in half and they work great with a wrench.
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what also comes in handy is a regular sized socket and a 1 inch extension. i did 1,3,5 from the top and 7 from underneath. passenger side i got 2 with the alternator pulled 4 was easy. six ( i have big arms) and i was able to get it from the top by cramming my arm between the exhaust and fender well. 8 was pulled from underneath
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Teching In
Joined: May 2007
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From: Missouri
Yeah, my buddy bought that same socket from summit, and in the magazine it showed the SLP logo etched into the metal, and when he got it, it said craftsman. 
Also kind of expensive, since he paid almost $30 for it I believe.
Also kind of expensive, since he paid almost $30 for it I believe. Well I changed all of my plugs, and wires and when I fired it up it drove but there was a smell like something was burning. So when i popped the hood to check to see if one of the wires was against the header and they weren't. But I didn't have them all the way pinned up against the rail. Another thing too, while I was right in the middle of changing my plugs I fired it up on tuesday,with half ngk-half ac delco(no msd wires yet) that was when the smell first started. I am totally lost can someone please offer suggestions.
Originally Posted by 97LT1T/A
I've gotten them all but 6 its a PITA, anymore suggestions from anyone?
Originally Posted by 97LT1T/A
I've gotten them all but 6 its a PITA, anymore suggestions from anyone?
get on top with your knees on the rad support, its a tight fit but it can be done for #6 , I also did #8 from the bottom taking nothing off , and i have stock manifolds/ y pipe
I am sure the smell was just dirt/grease/ oil burning off I had the same thing , as long as it goes away your allright
Just changed mine and all of them where easy cept for 6 and 8. had to go under the car and take off starter. From there it was ease...
But i did not use a socket wrench. I used the spark plug socket but it had a hex on the end so i could use a wrench on the end instead of socket wrench.. SOOO much easier that way as i have LT headers also.
But i did not use a socket wrench. I used the spark plug socket but it had a hex on the end so i could use a wrench on the end instead of socket wrench.. SOOO much easier that way as i have LT headers also.
Originally Posted by C5042081
get on top with your knees on the rad support, its a tight fit but it can be done for #6 , I also did #8 from the bottom taking nothing off , and i have stock manifolds/ y pipe
I am sure the smell was just dirt/grease/ oil burning off I had the same thing , as long as it goes away your allright
I am sure the smell was just dirt/grease/ oil burning off I had the same thing , as long as it goes away your allright
that is exactly how i did it. my only additional hint is find someone with really skinny arms.
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Northvale, NJ
Yes - skinny arms (and multiple elbows on each arm).
Also - don't be afraid to look like you really love your motor in an unnatural way. Kneel on it, lay on top of it, across it - anything that helps position your arms properly - thats probably one of the best pieces of advise I got.
Also - don't be afraid to look like you really love your motor in an unnatural way. Kneel on it, lay on top of it, across it - anything that helps position your arms properly - thats probably one of the best pieces of advise I got.
