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bryanthompson 07-26-2004 07:48 AM
Is it as easy to strip the spark plug hole as my manual says? Becuase, when I did it I was on edge the whole time. Not only that, but it's hard to hand-tighten through the wee little areas between the air intake deal.

944imraan 07-26-2004 03:13 PM
My plugs are a good deal tighter than anyone here seems to recommend. They haven't stripped yet, but I do make sure that I hit the correct threads before I torque them down.

Buddy 07-26-2004 04:39 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by GHEN
The socket slipped over the plug end, coming together as easily as two lovers after a long seperation. It was as if they were made for one another; and in fact they were. Randolph's sinewy muscles sprang to life as he grunted with the effort required to free the recalcitrant plug from its shadowy den. He allowed his mind to wander forward to when he could again drive his beloved Porsche, to see the exhaust billow forth as if from a dragon's snout, and hear the roar of the engine.

There, I've done my part.

GHEN
No disrespect but that needs to be entered into the annual contest for worst written opening line of a novel. Whew...that really stunk up the joint.:D

bull4u2me 07-26-2004 05:06 PM
great tips on how to change the plugs...
http://www.advanceautoparts.com/howtos_tips/index.html

Check out the step by step instructions on the right side as well.

Quick question: Which is the best/optimal spark plugs for the 944 n/a? And..... shouldnt we check the gap before installing?

944imraan 07-26-2004 05:43 PM
I hear alot about using "compressed air" to clean the plug area. What about all of us that don't have a shop compressor?

mebbe if we got some friends together and all blew at once...

...we could hyperventilate and get dizzy?

GHEN 07-26-2004 05:49 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Buddy
No disrespect but that needs to be entered into the annual contest for worst written opening line of a novel. Whew...that really stunk up the joint.:D
Yeah right, I can smell your jealousy from here:p


Quote:
Originally posted by Buddy I hear alot about using "compressed air" to clean the plug area. What about all of us that don't have a shop compressor?
Buy a can of compressed air from Staples.

GHEN

944imraan 07-26-2004 05:54 PM
Thanks.

I'm sure the aerosol in that would make you seriously dizzy,

AaronM 07-26-2004 05:58 PM
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Originally posted by 944imraan
Thanks.

I'm sure the aerosol in that would make you seriously dizzy,
It's not aerosol. The can is just full of liquid R-134a. Yup, that's right, R-134a, the same stuff that is in your car's A/C unit if you have a 1995 or newer car. The same stuff that the EPA will fine you into next year for if you vent it from your A/C system is 100% legal to vent from the Staple's can.

Aaron

944imraan 07-26-2004 06:05 PM
What? I'm going home to look at my can of it now.

We're talking about the $5 a bottle stuff, right?

gtroth 07-26-2004 06:33 PM
I use a shop vac with a straw-like tube duct-taped into the hose. And I vacuum out the debris (I don't blow it).

AaronM 07-26-2004 06:53 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by 944imraan
What? I'm going home to look at my can of it now.

We're talking about the $5 a bottle stuff, right?
Yup. They call it by its chemical name on the bottle of stuff from Staples though.

Ever notice that if you shake the can while spraying it gets insanely cold? Or that if you hold the can upside down the liquid comes out? It's a refrigerant.

Aaron

bull4u2me 07-27-2004 05:34 AM
correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldnt you be very careful while cleaning the sockets, you dont want debris getting into the engine, so why the compressed air?

AaronM 07-27-2004 07:30 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by bull4u2me
correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldnt you be very careful while cleaning the sockets, you dont want debris getting into the engine, so why the compressed air?
Compressed air _before_ you pull the plugs out. Blows out the gunk that gets trapped down there without letting it fall into the engine.

Aaron


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