Spark plug heat shields - Remove them, or, leave them in?

Akrateffil said:
Shields are there to protect the boots from being cooked. I’ve cooked a few boots on a 440. It will drive you insane trying to find out why your motor is running like crap.
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To find an arcing plugs wire … open the hood at night and look for arcing .. there is or use to be a cheap tool that looked like a pen that could check the wires for leakage or a bad wire . With these trucks trying to check a wire with a OHM meter is out of the question without removal f the manifold .. I will never understand how some idiot could have designed the system on the 10’s ..
 
Akrateffil said:
If it weren’t for you post hos this site would be dead and very boring. I say long live the post hos king and queen! Thank you guys.
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Long live the HOS!!! Yes indeed!!
 
VIPR PWR said:
I will never understand how some idiot could have designed the system on the 10’s ..
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What I don’t understand is how the heck do you replace spark plug #7 and #9? Geez, I can see how people keep the original plug in there.
I am waiting for a magnetic spark plug socket to hopefully get it out. I know my arms are going to get scratched up and cut as if I’m wrestling a bear. I really dread it.
 
2005ViperRam said:
What I don’t understand is how the heck do you replace spark plug #7 and #9? Geez, I can see how people keep the original plug in there.
I am waiting for a magnetic spark plug socket to hopefully get it out. I know my arms are going to get scratched up and cut as if I’m wrestling a bear. I really dread it.
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@2005ViperRam

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Are there any secrets to replace spark plug wires? I’m just trying to see if anyone has little “I wish I would have known this before” secrets to make the job easier.
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2005ViperRam said:
What I don’t understand is how the heck do you replace spark plug #7 and #9? Geez, I can see how people keep the original plug in there.
I am waiting for a magnetic spark plug socket to hopefully get it out. I know my arms are going to get scratched up and cut as if I’m wrestling a bear. I really dread it.
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#9 is the only one that ticks me off .. It breaks every time I remove it and have to be very careful not to break the new one when installing it .. several others are still a slight pain …
Extensions, swivel sockets don’t help on #9 .. just another Idiot that decided it would be a good idea to hide the deep in the anals of everything else at the wrong angle ..
 
2005ViperRam said:
What I don’t understand is how the heck do you replace spark plug #7 and #9? Geez, I can see how people keep the original plug in there.
I am waiting for a magnetic spark plug socket to hopefully get it out. I know my arms are going to get scratched up and cut as if I’m wrestling a bear. I really dread it.
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A little trick is to use a piece of rubber hose , I think 3/8 inch fuel line long enough around 4 inches or so and put it on the plug then screw the plug in at least get it started .. then carefully get the socket and extension to tighten it ..

Use it on all plugs ,, helps big time starting the plugs .. learned that 100 million years ago when I was mechanic .
 
2005ViperRam said:
I am now starting to put in my Champion 438 spark plugs.
The very 1st plug I took out the heat shield (item 8 on the attached) came out when pulling off the spark plug wire.
I read a bunch of different posts of people saying to remove them, and, others saying to leave them in. Yet no one is saying what the difference is, or the benefits or non-desired effect of doing so.
If I do keep them in, how do you put this one back in? Is it pounded in?
So what is your opinion?
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My opinion is re-locate the plug wires all together. It is a bit of a time consuming job in that you need to remove the intake. But it is nothing that any one can't do. And then install the kit that runs the plug wires direct to the plugs from the coils and get rid of all of the long wires and rear routing issues. The kit is complete and no mods necessary. It gets the wires away from the exhaust manifolds and the heat issues. Very clean and nifty when completed.
 

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That's a great option! Only one thing i don't care for (is totally cosmetic) lol but it sorta takes away from the VIPER logo

Again, TOTALLY cosmetic

Well done and thanks for sharing!!
 
Wifey said:
That's a great option! Only one thing i don't care for (is totally cosmetic) lol but it sorta takes away from the VIPER logo

Again, TOTALLY cosmetic

Well done and thanks for sharing!!
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Hahaha ,,, helps turn it into a sleeper
 
2005ViperRam said:
So is the coils still under the intake manifold? I don't see them if their not under there anymore.
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The plug wires go under the manifold , so yes they are still under the manifold … DAMN IT HAHAHA !
 
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