Changing plugs?

only when cold ,,,take the wheels off and remove inner fender liner ,,,makes it real easy to do
 
04rcmoneypit said:
I need to change my spark plugs, do I do it when the engine is cold or do warm it up? Any info is appreciated.
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if u really just asked this question then let someone else change ur plugs and wires!
 
do it when the engine is warm so you can burn the hell out of your hands:congrats: :congrats:
 
dude were just messing with you,,,, we joke and give each other shit on here
 
04rcmoneypit said:
All I meant was the aluminun will expand faster than the plugs. Bet I won't ask another question though!
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please dont cry, they were just messin
 
04rcmoneypit said:
All I meant was the aluminun will expand faster than the plugs. Bet I won't ask another question though!
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dont take plugs out hot ,,better doing it cold ,,dont pay the peanut gallery any mind ,,do what i posted in #2 post ,,,use a set of needlenose pliers
to get plug wires off ,,,if you do it from the top and dont remove inner fender wells it is hard as heck getting the back ones off and you will more than likly mess up a couple plug wires;;;peace out
 
04rcmoneypit said:
I need to change my spark plugs, do I do it when the engine is cold or do warm it up? Any info is appreciated.
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Do it cold, too much of a pain in the ass when the engine is warm. Only reason for doin it warm/hot would be to check plugs for detonation, but thats a whole other procedure.. And these guys are right, you'll burn the hell out of yourself. You may want to concider have some new plug wires handy, its pretty easy to destroy these while taking them off.
 
breederofkoi said:
Do it cold, too much of a pain in the ass when the engine is warm. Only reason for doin it warm/hot would be to check plugs for detonation, but thats a whole other procedure.. And these guys are right, you'll burn the hell out of yourself. You may want to concider have some new plug wires handy, its pretty easy to destroy these while taking them off.
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changing plug wires is a pain if you break one. you have to remove the intake manifold and if you do that install msd wires not the stockers.
 
You'll need a longer socket on the front passenger and rear driver side plugs. I learned that the hard way. :dontknow: Thought one was stripped.:banghead:
 
Ironhead has you in the right direction,the other reason for doing cold is to lessen the chance of stripping treads,steel VS. aluminum. Good luck and if you gotta do wires like they said intake has to come off,I just did mine last weekend,took off the intake painted and put on new MSD wires.Good luck and have fun.(and yeah,DO use pliers,way less chance of wrecking wires and they come off easier too.)
 
04rcmoneypit said:
I need to change my spark plugs, do I do it when the engine is cold or do warm it up? Any info is appreciated.
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Hey Man, Do Not remove plugs from hot aluminum heads.

1. Grab Boot w/Boot pliers and twist as you pull boot straight away from plug.

2. Clean/blow crud from around old plug.

3. Make sure spark plug socket is seated properly on plug, remove plug.

4. Inspect and check new plug for defect/proper gap. With finger, coat threads of new plug with spark plug anti-seize compound. Install new plug.

5. With Q-Tip apply generous coating of Dielectric spark plug grease to inside of spark plug boot.
Re-attach spark plug wire to plug making shure boot is fully seated.:D
 
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04rcmoneypit said:
I need to change my spark plugs, do I do it when the engine is cold or do warm it up? Any info is appreciated.
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Definitely do not hesitate to ask questions here. No question is a dumb question. You didn't know the answer and asked a question that is obvious to some but I guarantee alot of people probably read the thread and went hmm, I didn't know you shouldn't try to change plugs hot. If you have never changed plugs before a good tip is to get some masking tape and mark each plug wire 1,2,3,4,5-6,7,8,9,10 from front to back (or the other way) on each side as you remove the wires from the plugs. This is only if you are changing the plugs not the wires so you can keep track of what wire went to what cylinder. I am not talking about the firing order here only a way to not get your plug wires messed up while you have them pulled off the plugs.

See below If you decide to replace the wires you have to remove the intake manifold to gain access to the front and rear coils.

The firing order is 1-10-9-4-3-6-5-8-7-2. The cylinders are numbered from
front to rear as follows:
* on the left bank - 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (driver's side)
* on the right bank - 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

Here is a Pic showing the firing order and coil locations. I.e. #1 coil goes to #1 cylinder, #2 to #2, and so on...
FiringOrder.gif
 
while we're on the subject, anyone know if the are better coil packs for the 8.3 yet??????
 
Great info from all you guys. Sorry I sounded pissy, just been up all night, went back to the night shift, can't sleep in the daytime or nights now. Think when I get through changing the plugs, I'll check the muffler bearings--just kidding(LOL)
 
SlvrSnake said:
Definitely do not hesitate to ask questions here. No question is a dumb question. You didn't know the answer and asked a question that is obvious to some but I guarantee alot of people probably read the thread and went hmm, I didn't know you shouldn't try to change plugs hot. If you have never changed plugs before a good tip is to get some masking tape and mark each plug wire 1,2,3,4,5-6,7,8,9,10 from front to back (or the other way) on each side as you remove the wires from the plugs. This is only if you are changing the plugs not the wires so you can keep track of what wire went to what cylinder. I am not talking about the firing order here only a way to not get your plug wires messed up while you have them pulled off the plugs.

See below If you decide to replace the wires you have to remove the intake manifold to gain access to the front and rear coils.

The firing order is 1-10-9-4-3-6-5-8-7-2. The cylinders are numbered from
front to rear as follows:
* on the left bank - 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (driver's side)
* on the right bank - 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

Here is a Pic showing the firing order and coil locations. I.e. #1 coil goes to #1 cylinder, #2 to #2, and so on...
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Thanks Snake, Very good info to have for all of us.
 
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