Sparkplug change
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Sparkplug change
With a 125K on the truck I finally got around to changing the plugs out or should I say 11 of the 16, I ran out of time.
The top 8 where a breeze to change out other than the electrical connection, those little red tabs just kick my rear end trying to get them out.
Now the bottom plugs are a different story. I started on the drivers side from rear to front. Taking the wheel well liner out certainly helped a lot and only took 5 minutes to remove. Multiple size of extensions are needed for the plugs but ran into a wall when I got to the front plug it sits right behind the front springs and has a metal tab that hold the manifold on that sticks out so I couldn't get my hands on the plug cap to remove without slicing my hand.
In a week or two when I can finish the plug change I'm taking the front wheels off so leverage and the 2 front plugs can be gotten to easier than wrestling over the wheel. Plus I need to get a plug cap puller.
All in all not so bad of a project.
The top 8 where a breeze to change out other than the electrical connection, those little red tabs just kick my rear end trying to get them out.
Now the bottom plugs are a different story. I started on the drivers side from rear to front. Taking the wheel well liner out certainly helped a lot and only took 5 minutes to remove. Multiple size of extensions are needed for the plugs but ran into a wall when I got to the front plug it sits right behind the front springs and has a metal tab that hold the manifold on that sticks out so I couldn't get my hands on the plug cap to remove without slicing my hand.
In a week or two when I can finish the plug change I'm taking the front wheels off so leverage and the 2 front plugs can be gotten to easier than wrestling over the wheel. Plus I need to get a plug cap puller.
All in all not so bad of a project.
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