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Doing plugs tomorrow

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I pulled the front left plug today and it is really worn. I went out and got new plugs, and I am planning on putting them in in my autos class tomorrow. Anything I should know/ keep in mind?
 
Use plenty of anti seize on the threads and dielectric grease in the plug wire boot.

Oh, and make sure you put the wires back on in the correct order - very common for people to get them mixed up.
 
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the aluminum or any metal expands with heat and contracts with cold. putting a cold pug in a hot engine just doesn't work. temp wise. I'm sure there is much more to this. I'm just having a brain fart right now. I'm sure its has something to do with the treads matching up correctly. just wait until the engine is cold and you should be golden.

Always gap your pugs even if they say they are "pre gapped". Gap spec is: .054", use a set of feeler gages for this. also use double platinum plugs. My "pre gapped" plugs were at least .010" off spec.

autolight: APP764

motorcraft: AWSF32PP

both plugs are basically the same.
 
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I actually bought Bosch Ir Fusion Plugs. We shall see how they work. I've always been inticed by these little guys everytime I've walked into Autozone. Now I can test if there is any noticable difference.
 
Redstar said:
I actually bought Bosch Ir Fusion Plugs. We shall see how they work. I've always been inticed by these little guys everytime I've walked into Autozone. Now I can test if there is any noticable difference.
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I wouldnt do it. Its a pain to install the plugs in the first place so why would you want to do it again when the car rejects those plugs?
 
I used Iridium plugs from Autozone about $7 each, forget the brand, they've been working great in '95 V6 for 6 mo or so.

I think the theory is spark jumps easier from a TINY little iridium point.

IMHO the large gap in these cars encourages the plug wires to find easier paths to ground any way then can, causing misfires etc. The easier it is for the spark to go thru the spark plug the better.

Mike
 
Update on the plugs:
Hey Mikey, he likes it!
Yes, the back three suck to change. A lot. But, my car feels smoother, more powerful, and drinks less gas. I can't really tell you if this is benefit of the specialty plugs or not, since my old plugs were fried, and anything would work better. So far, no problems with the crazy four ground point system. Plus there's currently a $2 rebate per plug through Bosch. Yeah for saving money!
 
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