Newbie messed up spark plug replacement.. help

Savanah23 · Apr 19, 2019

I have never changed the spark plugs on anything. So I did my research and decided to change them out. Well now my truck shakes when idling and shakes and kind of bogs down when I accelerate. I did them one at a time so there's no way I crossed wires or anything. I believe I put too much anti seize on the threads.... didnt read how much to put on there until I had already gobbled it on and installed the plugs. What do I do now??

97 k1500 5.7L vortec

Eveready · Apr 19, 2019

Did you check the gap on the plugs before installing? If so then the most likely reason it is stumbling if you are SURE you got the wires right is that you may not have the wires pushed back onto the plugs properly. Sometimes it takes a bit of force to push the plug wire onto the plug. I doubt the anti-seize on the threads would prevent the plug from firing unless you used so much that you drowned the plug. If in doubt, pull one and see but if that isn't it consider making sure that the wires are pushed onto the plug and also seated properly on the distributor end.

Knuckle Dragger · Apr 19, 2019

What Eveready said +you wouldn't be the first guy to damage the wires pulling them off the plugs. Check that too.

Newbie messed up spark plug replacement.. help

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