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you guys take off the oil dipstick to change the back plug???

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Old May 24, 2002 | 10:19 AM
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Default you guys take off the oil dipstick to change the back plug???

i was changing my plugs and i hate that back plug on the passenger side. so i took off the dipstick and then it was as easy as the rest of them. jsut took a wratchet and the 5/8" deep socket, nothin else. anybody else do this? just curious

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Old May 24, 2002 | 07:33 PM
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Default Re: you guys take off the oil dipstick to change the back plug???

yeah i used a swivel extension and tried to keep it straight. it was a bitch but worked.
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Old May 24, 2002 | 07:54 PM
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Swivel head ratchet for me. It was a PITA though. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Old May 24, 2002 | 10:05 PM
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Default Re: you guys take off the oil dipstick to change the back plug???

Something worth mentioning for next time is ANTISEIZE (sp?) lubricant on the spark plug threads. This makes changing them the next time much, much easier. The only plug I have trouble with is number 7 in the back on the driver's side. Oh yeah, a little trouble with eight too because of the heat shield that is back there -it's hard to get the socket on sometimes. Good Luck.
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Old May 25, 2002 | 12:27 AM
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Default Re: you guys take off the oil dipstick to change the back plug???

I don`t .. I use a swivel head ratchet and the job is real easy,, with a 5/8" socket and short extension.. Way more room than the Firehawk had. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Old May 25, 2002 | 12:46 AM
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Default Re: you guys take off the oil dipstick to change the back plug???

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" /> i was using a swivil joint on mine, but it wouldnt losen, i guess spark plugs just hate me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> lol
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Old May 25, 2002 | 12:49 AM
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no swivel for me on the 6.0. it was difficult, but not impossible.
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