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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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don't forget the anti-seize
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by trever1t
don't forget the anti-seize


always use antisieze with aluminum heads
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by aeorozco
I have been in a hurry too many times on the back plugs and ended up having to re-thread the block because I didnt take my time and put the plugs in cross threaded.... FML
i dont want you working on my cars lol.

bring it to me and i will do the entire job for 100 parts included. 50 for wires and maybe 30 for plugs and 20 minutes later it's done. your drive from TN may cost a few bucks though lol
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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I would do it for a 12 pack and you pay for the parts. If you were closer it would be a deal for you.
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 05:12 PM
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$200 for the TB? Not impressed, they charge you $250 around here. LOL. For a novice, it won't take more than a hour and a half to do it all. Good luck.
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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$350 thats straight highway robbery, like mentioned above ngk tr55's for the plugs and some delco wires easily done in the driveway in about an hour. whats sad is people will actually pay that kinda money for a "tune-up" not knowing what all it includes.
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by trever1t
they run it through some machine to rob you. Honestly changing the plugs is no more than a pita and wires easy. You'll need a small swivel to get to the rear plugs
yeah its called a ''wallet flush''
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Old Dec 31, 2010 | 09:16 AM
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Pretty easy job even for the non-mechanic type of guy

You are roughly 175 miles from me (47601) if you feel like driving id do it/help you do it for nothin
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Old Dec 31, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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they make a spark plug socket that has a spot for a wrench to get on gotta love a ratchet wrench
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Old Dec 31, 2010 | 11:07 AM
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my truck has 170k and i've never cleaned the TB. Take a look at it yourself to see if it's really that bad. I'm also on stock wires. I've never really seen someone NEED to replace the wires unless they broke one or just wanted to upgrade to MSD for some weird reason. The wires are so short that they shouldn't be much issue for a long time.

I say just get some NGK TR55 spark plugs from your auto parts store and visually inspect the TB.
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