[DML] Spark Plug Removal Woes

[PRC1216@xxxxxxx]

Well after purchasing a new set of platinum spark plugs from John Hervey at 
PF, I decided to install them today.   Changing spark plugs I thought, no big 
deal right?   Wrong.   First off, my plugs were originals and had not been 
removed for 23 years.   The first two came out without a hitch.   I barely applied 
force to the third one and "snap" went the plug.   Half came out, half was 
still in the engine.   Well I cursed, and moved on to another plug, this time 
first soaking it in PB Blaster.   "Snap" it went again.   So now I had 2 broken 
plugs stuck in the engine, and I was starting to panic.   They broke off so 
low that there was nothing to even grab hold of.   After frantic calls to Ken K 
and Josh Haldeman, I was told to go buy an easy out/extractor tool from Sears. 
  All I can say is it worked like a charm.   I hammered it in, used a wrench 
and unscrewed the extractor and the remainder of both plugs came out with it.  
 And of course after I bought the tool, the remaining plugs came out fine and 
I didn't need to use it again.   I'd like to thank Josh for coming over and 
helping me get the last plug in on the driver's side.   All of the myths about 
ripping parts of the engine off were false..the plug went in pretty easily 
without the removal of anything else.   

Patrick
1880  


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