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Old 01-11-2010, 11:13 AM
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any suggestions on what plugs to use? and tips for changing the plugs. is there a specific spark plug socket that will make it easier I have heard that it is a hard job.
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Old 01-11-2010, 01:21 PM
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long handled rachet with a flexable head.
 
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Old 01-12-2010, 09:15 AM
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Kool thanks I was thinking about getting a spark plug socket with a swivel built on it.
 
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Old 01-12-2010, 09:23 AM
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not the socket u want it on the rachet. swivel sockets can be handy once in a great while but have not found them helpful on my 93. found this on a quik search. the sears rachet i have has a straight handle but u can see how the head of the rachet flexes. that flex really helps.
http://store.autotoolexpress.com/3pispplraset.html
 

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Old 01-12-2010, 09:32 AM
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Depending on the reach, I use a swivel head ratchet, sometimes with a u-joint extension, or use a box end wrench on the hex end of the socket. Usually all three ways are needed to get all 8 of them. Some you reach from up top, some from underneath. And don't forget the band-aids for your knuckles!
 
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Old 01-12-2010, 10:00 AM
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A case of beer and a box of bandaids.
 
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Old 01-12-2010, 10:44 AM
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Damn, how could I have forgotten the beer? Oh, and a good vocabulary of swear words will help a lot too.
 
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Old 01-13-2010, 09:31 AM
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Yea I hear that a friend and I chaged the driver side window motor yesterday lots of fun!! I have the ratchet ya'll are talking about I am hoping this is not as bad as my v8 vega with headers was!
 
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Old 01-13-2010, 10:11 AM
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if they are anything like my friend's V6 4th gen then they are a pain in the *** but not impossible, i <3 my 1st gen 350 lol
 
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the plugs are easy, the wires are another story xD
 


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