96-1500
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Went to pull a couple spark plugs to check them out today. I'm not sure how old the plugs are, but you could tell somebody had them out in the not too distant past (socket marks on plugs).
Pulled plug on cylinder 1. Cracked porcelain part, no big deal, I figure I'm going to just replace them with a new set of delcos:
Went to pull plug in cylinder 3. Needed some "umph", wasn't so much rust, more like it was in there really, really tight, it wasn't like there was a clear break in the "rust weld" that usually happens with spark plugs. Came out extremely hard for the first few turns. Then got easy.
Isn't that just beautiful.
Took a junk spark plug and screwed it in as far as I could, wouldn't go in all the way. Took it back out, threads ruined. Took another one, did the same thing, got it in a little further. Took it back out, did that process with about 5 plugs and finally I can get a plug to stay in there snug...we'll see how that works out. Putting a head on the truck isn't something I would really look forward to, with no shop, in the cold. Anybody ever tried cleaning up the threads with a tap? Not a set of tools I have, but I would certainly try it before putting a head on.
Moral of the story, don't overtighten your spark plugs. I'm talking to you, Mr. Previous Owner.
Pulled plug on cylinder 1. Cracked porcelain part, no big deal, I figure I'm going to just replace them with a new set of delcos:
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Went to pull plug in cylinder 3. Needed some "umph", wasn't so much rust, more like it was in there really, really tight, it wasn't like there was a clear break in the "rust weld" that usually happens with spark plugs. Came out extremely hard for the first few turns. Then got easy.
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Isn't that just beautiful.
Took a junk spark plug and screwed it in as far as I could, wouldn't go in all the way. Took it back out, threads ruined. Took another one, did the same thing, got it in a little further. Took it back out, did that process with about 5 plugs and finally I can get a plug to stay in there snug...we'll see how that works out. Putting a head on the truck isn't something I would really look forward to, with no shop, in the cold. Anybody ever tried cleaning up the threads with a tap? Not a set of tools I have, but I would certainly try it before putting a head on.
Moral of the story, don't overtighten your spark plugs. I'm talking to you, Mr. Previous Owner.