alright i changed 7 of my 8 spark plugs in my car today....i had it on a 6' lift for 2 hours and i got all of them but one....i think it is cylinder 8(back on one the passenger side)....have any of you guys tried to get this one out....what did you do to get it out...cuz it is a really tight squeeze....i cant wait til i build up a 350 and drop it in, im gonna take out all of that emissons crap!!!

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84TA T-tops L-69 305HO TH-700R4 stock 190hp and 240 ft-lbs.
best E.T. (dont laugh) 15.997 @86.04mph
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Should have been able to get it from underneath while you were on the lift... Just a plain ol' ratchet and plug socket - nothin' too fancy about it. You won't get a long swing on the ratchet, but it'll come out eventually. I assume this was your first time at it - it'll get easier...

KAM

 

Yeah, that one should have been able to come out from the bottom. I used a sparkplug socket (duhhh...) and a flex-head ratchet. And this was on 6 inch ramps on my back on the parking lot.

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89 iroc-z 305 tbi
k&n filtercharger, open element air filter. nuffin' else

 

i DID
i tride from the bottom and from the top...and my dad did too

its a REALLY tight squeeze....i can barely get my hand in there to put the socket.....so i did try it from the bottom (thats how i did all the other ones)....and yes i had a rachet with the swivel head,tried puttin wrench on the end of the spark plug socket.....none of them would fit.

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84TA T-tops L-69 305HO TH-700R4 stock 190hp and 240 ft-lbs.
best E.T. (dont laugh) 15.997 @86.04mph
http://www.geocities.com/K_towngangsta

 

Hmm... Without being there to show you how all's I can say is keep wiggling. There's probably more than one "path" to the sparkplug that you just might be missing. If your spark plug socket has a hex-shaped end where you could put a wrench on it, try that.

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89 iroc-z 305 tbi
k&n filtercharger, open element air filter. nuffin' else

 

Ahhh...it sure is nice to have headers and no emissions stuff and being able to change out the plugs in ten minutes standing up. I've done my share of that sh*t and feel for anyone who still has to do it. But even with all that stuff on there, it gets easier every time.

 

yah i plan on doin that to my car someday.....but for now i guess i gotta figure out this bs....thanks for the help guys!
i'll keep tryin

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84TA T-tops L-69 305HO TH-700R4 stock 190hp and 240 ft-lbs.
best E.T. (dont laugh) 15.997 @86.04mph
http://www.geocities.com/K_towngangsta

 

I think from the bottom you can use a small ratchet with no extensions or anything - using anything else actually makes it harder. You can get it from the top with a u-joint and some extensions but it's no fun...lose the emissions crap and it's SO easy!

One other tip - try to find a socket that has a very thin lip on it. That makes it MUCH easier to get certain plugs where a bigger lipped socket would hit the manifold and cause problems.

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"Life is pain! Anyone who says differently is selling something."

[This message has been edited by I ROCK (edited June 10, 2001).]

 

Matt,

I get all of mine from the top, and I have all the "goodies" in the way.



The #8 can be about as much fun as it gets, but it can be done with a standard spark plug socket and open end wrench (ever wonder why there are flats on a spark plug socket?).

Once you get it out, you'll undoubtedly want to coat the threads of the new ones with anti-seize compound to make life easier the next time.

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Later,
Vader
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"Let the bodies hit the floor!"
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I was able to change # 8 from the top on my 83 TA which has AC. There was a lot of cursing involved and I think I had to remeove some stuff to get at it a bit better. But it can be done - one millimeter at a time.

 

I can get some free twin-electrode rapid fires for free (my friend works at Automart). I know I wont notice a difference with them in, but is it worth the effort to get up under my car and replace em?

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