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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Engine/Drivetrain => Topic started by: lawdog49 on September 23, 2008, 10:53:54 am
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ok, i feel stupid for asking- but changing plugs on my 91 Burb, I couldn't seem to get the socket onto the plug right underneath the dipstick tube. i was fed up by this point with a few plugs giving me fits to get out cause they seemed to have seized up in there, but still i couldn't get the socket in there for that one plug. now, the truck runs/idles terrible- don't know if this one cylinder is firing so poorly now that the others are changed or what. have a new set of wires to put on this weekend too. anybody have an idea how to get that plug out?
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Is there crud built up around the plug? Try spraying it down with penetrating oil and using a pick tool to scrape around the plug. then blow it off with compressed air so you don't get any crap in the cylinder.
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the only dumb question is the one never asked.
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i did spray em, it doesn't seem like crud, it seems like the dipstick tube is getting in the way- from what i can 'feel'- can't really see without getting upside down in the engine bay!
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loosen the tube.
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use an inspection mirror. The dipstick tube shouldn't be in the way.