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Change spark plug
I have a 2002 Chevy S10 Blazer, how do you get the center plug in & out on
the driver side??? HELP... if I get the socket on the plug, but can not get the wrench on it. |
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Go thru the fender well above the tire with a long extension, it's a PIA.
"bluemarble" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... >I have a 2002 Chevy S10 Blazer, how do you get the center plug in & out on > the driver side??? HELP... if I get the socket on the plug, but can not > get the wrench on it. > > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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bluemarble wrote: > I have a 2002 Chevy S10 Blazer, how do you get the center plug in & out on > the driver side??? HELP... if I get the socket on the plug, but can not > get the wrench on it. Almost any transverse-mount "V" engine is going to be a PITA to change plugs. Sometimes you can reach a plug easier from under the car. I've got a Subaru now with a distributorless ignition for a horizontally opposed engine. That's going to require the removal of several parts, including the washer fluid resevoir to get access to the coil packs and plugs. I liked my two Acura Integras. The biggest pain was removing the cover over the wires. |
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If you remove the tire first and put it on a jack stand it makes it
even easier. But yes, going through the fender well is the best way. ------------------------------------ http://www.carforums.net Auto Forums Shep wrote: > Go thru the fender well above the tire with a long extension, it's a PIA. > "bluemarble" > wrote in message > lkaboutautos.com... > >I have a 2002 Chevy S10 Blazer, how do you get the center plug in & out on > > the driver side??? HELP... if I get the socket on the plug, but can not > > get the wrench on it. > > > > > > > > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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As well as going through the wheel well; Break the porcelain end off; this
will allow a socket in. Be creative; use a wrench on the end of the spark plug socket to break it loose. Other tricks too, but getting it out is always the hardest -- Stephen W. Hansen ASE Certified Master Automobile Technician ASE Automobile Advanced Engine Performance ASE Undercar Specialist http://autorepair.about.com/cs/troub...l_obd_main.htm http://www.troublecodes.net/technical/ "bluemarble" > wrote in message lkaboutautos.com... >I have a 2002 Chevy S10 Blazer, how do you get the center plug in & out on > the driver side??? HELP... if I get the socket on the plug, but can not > get the wrench on it. > |
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y_p_w > wrote:
> bluemarble wrote: > > I have a 2002 Chevy S10 Blazer, how do you get the center plug in & out on > > the driver side??? HELP... if I get the socket on the plug, but can not > > get the wrench on it. > Almost any transverse-mount "V" engine is going to be a PITA to > change plugs. Sometimes you can reach a plug easier from under > the car. I've got a Subaru now with a distributorless ignition > for a horizontally opposed engine. That's going to require the > removal of several parts, including the washer fluid resevoir to > get access to the coil packs and plugs. > I liked my two Acura Integras. The biggest pain was removing > the cover over the wires. An S-10 Blazer does not have a transverse mounted engine. You go in through the wheel well to get that plug out. Or, a longer than stock spark plug socket with an open end wrench usually works too. |
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outautos.com>, "bluemarble" > wrote: > I have a 2002 Chevy S10 Blazer, how do you get the center plug in & out on > the driver side??? HELP... if I get the socket on the plug, but can not > get the wrench on it. http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....nd&item_ID=760 28&group_ID=19832&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog |
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Edward Strauss wrote: > y_p_w > wrote: > > > > bluemarble wrote: > > > > I have a 2002 Chevy S10 Blazer, how do you get the center plug in & out on > > > the driver side??? HELP... if I get the socket on the plug, but can not > > > get the wrench on it. > > > Almost any transverse-mount "V" engine is going to be a PITA to > > change plugs. Sometimes you can reach a plug easier from under > > the car. I've got a Subaru now with a distributorless ignition > > for a horizontally opposed engine. That's going to require the > > removal of several parts, including the washer fluid resevoir to > > get access to the coil packs and plugs. > > > I liked my two Acura Integras. The biggest pain was removing > > the cover over the wires. > > > An S-10 Blazer does not have a transverse mounted engine. You go in through the > wheel well to get that plug out. Or, a longer than stock spark plug socket with > an open end wrench usually works too. Wasn't sure. Is it an inline-6? I seem to recall some GM trucks still use an inline-6. The 3800 Series II in my dad's Buick looks to be a real pain. |
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xblazinlv > wrote in article . com>... > If you remove the tire first and put it on a jack stand it makes it > even easier. But yes, going through the fender well is the best way. > Given Mike's past performances here, can you trust this advice????? Oh well, he got to SPAM his forum address again, so all is not lost......... |
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* wrote: > xblazinlv > wrote in article > . com>... > > If you remove the tire first and put it on a jack stand it makes it > > even easier. But yes, going through the fender well is the best way. > > > > Given Mike's past performances here, can you trust this advice????? > > Oh well, he got to SPAM his forum address again, so all is not lost......... Looks like he was right this time mr. peckerweed. |
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