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Chris D
Dodge Dakota
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7/21/2004
16:13:07
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Does it hurt anything to leave the metal shields that surround the spark plug and plug boot off? I was seeing how hard it was gonna be to change my plugs and I pulled one out and cant get it to fit back in.
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IntenseDak39
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7/21/2004
16:16:20
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ya dont need them.
6.6 Lt. Big Block, 727 TF shift kit, 452 heads, edelbrock 750 cfm, .513/.513 284/300 crower cam, comp cams springs, comp cams pushrods, 1.5 roller rockers, dp intake, mopar ignition, mopar windage tray, dual exhaust w/ 40 series flowmasters, 4.10 gears, coilover drag suspension, approx, 3500 lbs
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Chris D
Dodge Dakota
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7/21/2004
17:26:24
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Alright, thanks Intense.
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Nick
Dodge Dakota
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7/22/2004
03:01:50
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Chris,
Had the same issue when I changed mine a little over a year ago. This is gonna sound bad to anyone who's a true mechanic but if you have a large pair of pliers, squeeze the metal surround down at the bottom about the first inch, like your trying to crimp it. It's a Trial and Error fix but if you "crimp" it together to where the edges of the metal are squeezing together at the seperation that runs the length of it you oughta be all good. Just go easy and do a little at a time and not one big shot to crimp it, keep doing that until it slides in around the plug, just try it after each "crimping". Just a note, your probably gonna have to pull the boot off the plug to get it over.
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mddak
Dodge Dakota
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7/22/2004
07:34:18
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do a search - i posted a thread about bending a piece of coat hanger wire into a spark plug boot removal tool.
Makes changing plugs easy without ripping the boot off the wire
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Chris D
Dodge Dakota
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7/22/2004
21:54:56
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Well me and my friend just changed the plugs this evening. Those things were b*tches to break loose. (First time they've been changed.) Broke the insulator completely off of one but all the new ones are in now so it's all good.
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