Spark plug changing question
Drifting
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From: Houston TX
Safety Car
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From: Pinellas Park Fl
St. Jude Donor '08-'09 & '12, '14
There are venders here that supply you with the parts. Unless you are having a problem, I doubt you'll see any long term benefits to changing out the plugs and wires.
Book time for plugs is 1.6 @ $115 = $184 add .5 to do the wires along with the plugs + 57.50 = $241.50
Plugs 8 X 10 = 80.00
Wires 145.28
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$466.78
So I'm close. I guess you think the tech should work for free ........
Drifting
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From: Houston TX
I did find this
Collision Catalog - 2005 - Chevrolet/Geo - Corvette
Electrical, Ignition system, Plug wire set, Plug wire set - 60, 6.2 & 7.0 liter W/o supercharged - 60, 6.2 & 7.0 liter W/o supercharged
I am not sure if this is plugs AND wires or not...
Collision Catalog - 2005 - Chevrolet/Geo - Corvette
Electrical, Ignition system, Plug wire set, Plug wire set - 60, 6.2 & 7.0 liter W/o supercharged - 60, 6.2 & 7.0 liter W/o supercharged
I am not sure if this is plugs AND wires or not...
Safety Car
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From: Pinellas Park Fl
St. Jude Donor '08-'09 & '12, '14
Le Mans Master
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Melting Slicks
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A pair of cheap,light leather or decent cotton gloves might save some skin on your hands.
For about 10-15 bucks you can get weight lifting gloves (no fingers).
Also, try to thread the plugs in by hand to make sure there's no binding/cross threading.
For about 10-15 bucks you can get weight lifting gloves (no fingers).
Also, try to thread the plugs in by hand to make sure there's no binding/cross threading.
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Drifting
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From: Houston TX
thank you folks for the excellent advice got word back from Gene. The set is for WIRES only. that's about $150 on just wires. Now to find stock plugs... Does this sound about right for those that have already done urs as far as price is concerned?
Racer
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From: Denver Colorado
You can purchase a "spark plug instalation tool" at most auto stores or use a rubber hose about 12" long that the porcelain part of the plug will fit in. Use this set up to start the plug in the hole. You cannot x-thread with this set up and seriously reduce banging the electrode on the head thus changing the plug gap.
