Okay... but a 6 hour drive for a 6 minute job. At least we could race =)

 

place your bets... how many lengths will will Keegan put on me when we race?

I say 15 (conservatively)

 

on your plug wires, if they wont come off, twist them first to get the boot to release from the plug, and then pull.

that usually helps, but once in a while on an older set of wires the terminal really is just stuck on the plug and youre going to destroy the wire taking it off. i've only had a handful of these myself, riping off the wire and boot together, but leaving the teminal on the end of the plug. then even with pliers grabing the teminal i still have to pull hard to get the terminal off the plug.

but hopefully, twisting will break it free for ya

 

Doubtful... much less than that

Anyways, give it a try, and let us know what happens =)

 

well... we'll ahve to find out one day keegan

i tried twisting it.. that thing will not budge. i guess one weekend when it gets warm i'll buy some new wires and plugs... any recomendations on good wires and plugs for a N/A 3800?

 

If I don't move stuff and tilt that engine ... I'm not even going to see those Plug Caps ... which took a good deal of horsepower to remove fromm the front side when I had LOTS of room to work. I made a "Puller" by heathing some threaded rods and pitting a 90 Lip on the end ... which I heated firther and flattened-out. It screws into a file Handle onn my end and slips under the aplug Cap at the business end. Badda-Bing; Badda-Boom ... Plug Cap pulled off.

Most of the advice that came in said tilt the Mill forward ... move the Coil Pack out of the way and whatever else is in the way ... which seems like alot.

So, I asdded a Ratchet Strap to the tool inventory and plan on getting familiar with this engine on Saturday when I'm unbuttoning the forward mounts and pulling that Mill forward and around to give me some foom to get my plumpness in there and remove the three plugs with 70,000 Miles on them. Evenn though I only got the front three done and I'm running mismatched Plugs ... for the moment ... I'm not getting any adverse condition light or other warning signs that it's messing things up. (For now!)