look at this spark!
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From: redding U.S.A.
look at this spark!
this thing is warn to crap!
http://cstrikesucks.homestead.com/files/Picture_028.jpg
I helped my dad renovate a bathroom, complete rush job cuz it was up in Mass. and we only had the weekend, so he said he'd buy the parts for a tuneup. Little did he know... hehehe
So he went out with my shopping list and got me the following:
Motorcraft:
sparks (actually they might be ngk... i forget)
wires
rotor
cap
pcv
fram oil filter and fuel filter
a case of penzoil
and a k&n replacement filter which is coming tomorrow.
Well the sparks that were in there were horribly ugly. They're pasty white (the 300 really does run lean) and almost half the electrode is just gone. The electrodes come to points and about half of them are actually bent up at the top.
Well now when i'm idling in nuetral, and i give it a little tap on the gas peddle, it goes from 700rpm, to about 2000rpm. It used to go from 700rpm to 500rpm, then to 2000rpm
It can also go above 3000rpm without vibrating as much. Sounds a real lot cleaner too. This thing needed a tuneup bad...
I'm hopin to get another 2mpg out of her, cuz it cost me $54 to fill the tanks a few days ago, and i came to the station with 1/4 in my rear tank.
Damn plastic oil pan had a crack in it so i got a big pool of oil all over the driveway too.
http://cstrikesucks.homestead.com/files/Picture_028.jpg
I helped my dad renovate a bathroom, complete rush job cuz it was up in Mass. and we only had the weekend, so he said he'd buy the parts for a tuneup. Little did he know... hehehe
So he went out with my shopping list and got me the following:
Motorcraft:
sparks (actually they might be ngk... i forget)
wires
rotor
cap
pcv
fram oil filter and fuel filter
a case of penzoil
and a k&n replacement filter which is coming tomorrow.
Well the sparks that were in there were horribly ugly. They're pasty white (the 300 really does run lean) and almost half the electrode is just gone. The electrodes come to points and about half of them are actually bent up at the top.
Well now when i'm idling in nuetral, and i give it a little tap on the gas peddle, it goes from 700rpm, to about 2000rpm. It used to go from 700rpm to 500rpm, then to 2000rpm
It can also go above 3000rpm without vibrating as much. Sounds a real lot cleaner too. This thing needed a tuneup bad...
I'm hopin to get another 2mpg out of her, cuz it cost me $54 to fill the tanks a few days ago, and i came to the station with 1/4 in my rear tank.
Damn plastic oil pan had a crack in it so i got a big pool of oil all over the driveway too.
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From: West Michigan
look at this spark!
i wanna check my plugs out see if they need replacing but i can't get my wires off! Is there a trick or do i just HEEVHO (and end up with the wire in one hand and the cap still on the plug).Idon't wanna break anything!
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From: redding U.S.A.
look at this spark!
yeah just twist the boot and pull hard. They're a real pain to get off!
If its really that hard then maybe it got tacked on there, so just twist the boot to unscrew the spark plug tip and it should come off pretty easily.
How many miles do you think these plugs have seen guys?
Oh, my truck started right up this morning too. I have a 90 min delay for school so that means i have some time to wire my lights! Well everything but the final power connection... i don't have a fuse.
If its really that hard then maybe it got tacked on there, so just twist the boot to unscrew the spark plug tip and it should come off pretty easily.
How many miles do you think these plugs have seen guys?
Oh, my truck started right up this morning too. I have a 90 min delay for school so that means i have some time to wire my lights! Well everything but the final power connection... i don't have a fuse.
