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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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I'm lazy and it's dark right now so I'll just ask here.

How much of a pain is it to change the spark plugs on an '81? I haven't looked at where they're at, yet, so I'm not sure. I bought the NGK Iridium plugs and some nicer wires (thank you sparkplugs.com). I remember it being sort of a pain on my '95 Z28, but the hood opened backwards on that so that's a different story.

I'm hoping to hear I just have to reach over and unscrew them.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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They're not bad to do, if you can get to some of them from underneath the car, they go a lot easier.
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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Where are they all located at? Typical chevy underneath the valves?
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Kalway
Where are they all located at? Typical chevy underneath the valves?
??????serious??????? well i'll tell ya what,.....if i can change the plugs in my 82,...then you can change them in your 81. although maybe not if your not sure where they are
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 10:31 PM
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Haha, funny! Suddenly OHV clicked in my head and I magically remembered where the hell they are now.

/endretardedness
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Last time I did it on my '81, I broke two new ones going in. Found out it's much easier from underneath or through the wheel well.
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Originally Posted by FB#1
They're not bad to do, if you can get to some of them from underneath the car, they go a lot easier.
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