Hey all i was just wondering if anyone has an easy way to remove the back 2 spark plugs on both sides of the engine? im having a heck of a time trying to get them out, and i already broke 2 of them....any suggestions. thanx

 

from under the car! seriously, it is very easy to change the plugs from under the car.

 

Remember to disconnect the battery. In the words of Blue Collar T.V... I believe..... if you drop a tool trying to remove #7 spark plug withou the battery disconnected, you get pretty sparks and maybe a fire.

 

Why the #7 plug?

 

it's right above that nice big positive battery cable that is on the starter.

 

also helps ALOT if you cut the spark plug socket in half and then drill out the top and use an open ended wrench to turn it.

 

Oh, my # 6 and #8 are above my starter.

 

I do believe I put the wrong # should have been #8. Even on the passenger, odd on the driver side.

 

Well i got the tune up DONE AND NOW IT WONT START, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO TURN OVER BUT ITS NOT AND ILL JUST DRAIN THE BATTERY IF I KEEP TRYING...ANY SUGGESTIONS? THANX

 

Did you change the spark plug wires too? You might've just put them back on in the wrong order.

 

Yeah i checked everything 2 and 3 times, plug wires are good, all spark plugs are torqued in, only thing i can think of is the distributor is off, not sure how but possibly? also maybe i switched the wires for the coil and the cap maybe? what sides should those be on? i mean to plug into the brown/white connectors on the distributor cap?

 

Did you have more than one boot off the cap or plug at the same time?

 

when i replaced the plugs and wires yes i removed everything then installed the new stuff.

 

In that case then find #1 on the distrubuter and work thru the fireing order to each plug. You likely screwed up the fireing order.

Should always do one at a time.

 

I've done that to, every plug wire is connected to the right spot on the cap and right plug in the block, i used a repair manual i have for 82-92 trans ams and i followed those directions for installing the plug wires and where they go

 

I doubt your distributor is so way off that it will not start unless you removed your distributor from the engine. When you start the car, is the engine firing at all or is the starter spining the engine? Have you pulled a spark plug wire and see if it is firing at all? I know you stated you rechecked the plugs and plug wire, check them again and make sure they are correctly connected on the cap. Check to see if the rotor is in place and pushed down as far as it would go. Next would be to check the coil.

 

If you are sure the wires are on the right terminals then...

Try a search on ignition coil and then pick up coil. Could also be your ignition module but there is no home test for that.

 

Well here are the parts i have bought for the tune up

AC Delco plugs
Bosch plug wires, new rotor, cap
accel supercoil

Well how do i tell if they are firing or not? when i turn the key, i hear the starter but the engine cranks but doesnt turn over.

just not sure how it could run before and now it doesnt, ignition module huh? i dont know i know the car ran great before but i knew the old plugs were very bad so i wanted to do a nice tune up on it...i dunno

 

Remove one wire, insert a screwdriver into the boot so it touches the metal part, and while holding the handle hold it real close without touching to a ground (the exhaust manifold, or the frame..somewhere the spark can jump). Have someone else crank it and you should see a spark jump to the ground.

 

oops

 

must work

 

on my computer skills

 

Maybe its coincidental that the module just happened to fail.

 

did you gap the spark plugs to .035? I remember my first tune-up on my Camaro I didnt know what gapping a spark plug even was... I left it to my friend to do it, he ended up gapping them to .075 lol.