welp time to change plugs on the Corsica

[5.0Flareside]

well here i go guys, gonna go change plugs on the corsica for the first time... fun fun.... NOT!!!!!!!

 

[LEB Ben]

Geezus...perfect example of why I don't own a Chevy, all you do is work on the damn thing...haha. Don't forget to try out that ratchet. I wanna hear how it does.

 

[O'Rattlecan]

Yeah but there's probably a tax credit for plugs on a Government Motor.

Ryan

 

[73F100Shortbed]

The plugs aren't hard to do. What a whiner

 

[Sparky83]

well here i go guys, gonna go change plugs on the corsica for the first time... fun fun.... NOT!!!!!!!

i agree those are no fin to change on those things with as compact as they made that engine compartment...

Geezus...perfect example of why I don't own a Chevy, all you do is work on the damn thing...haha. Don't forget to try out that ratchet. I wanna hear how it does.

my brother would say the same thing about me and my stang... im still having brake problems with it...

 

[5.0Flareside]

wow they actually aint that bad..

and the rotator Ratchet is the one im only using.. you can spin the handle to break the plugs loose but once broke loose you can spin it and itll pop right out..

the back plugs im fixing to do them... they aint that bad..

the hardest part is getting the plug wires to cooperate.

 

[Sparky83]

wow they actually aint that bad..

and the rotator Ratchet is the one im only using.. you can spin the handle to break the plugs loose but once broke loose you can spin it and itll pop right out..

the back plugs im fixing to do them... they aint that bad..

the hardest part is getting the plug wires to cooperate.

yours must somehow have more room... cuz my brothers you can just barely get a socket and ratchet onto the plugs between the engine and the firewall... his is literally crammed in there... sometimes its even hard just getting hands down behind his engine...

 

[5.0Flareside]

yours must somehow have more room... cuz my brothers you can just barely get a socket and ratchet onto the plugs between the engine and the firewall... his is literally crammed in there... sometimes its even hard just getting hands down behind his engine...

no its hard as chit.. i have the socket, 2" extension and ratchet in there...


tell you brothers to get this ratchet.. makes it a ton easier....

Stanley Rotator Ratchet..

 

[5.0Flareside]

well i got done with it in bout 2 hours worth of work.. the rear plugs are fairly tough but aint to bad. that rotator ratchet definatly made it super easy...

 

[LEB Ben]

2 frickin hours to change plugs...another reason I don't own a chevy. Pretty sure I'd kick myself in the balls if I had a rig that a plug change took more than 30 mins.

 

[Sparky83]

no its hard as chit.. i have the socket, 2" extension and ratchet in there...


tell you brothers to get this ratchet.. makes it a ton easier....

i use a universal and my 1 ft extention... also have a 6" extention i use sometimes too....

LOL he makes me do it lol...

 

[5.0Flareside]

i use a universal and my 1 ft extention... also have a 6" extention i use sometimes too....

LOL he makes me do it lol...

i personally dont use universal joints if at all possible cause its hard to gauge how tight your getting it...

so when im changing plugs i never use it..

 

[Sparky83]

i personally dont use universal joints if at all possible cause its hard to gauge how tight your getting it...

so when im changing plugs i never use it..

ohh believe me i understand that... i only use them when im taking the old plugs out and screwing the new ones in by hand... when i get them screwed down by hand i pull the uni off and pop the ratchet down there to tighten...

 

[LEB Ben]

i personally dont use universal joints if at all possible cause its hard to gauge how tight your getting it...

so when im changing plugs i never use it..

How is it any tougher than not using one? I use universals all the time, like say when there's a pesky cross member blocking a tranny pan or oil pan bolt, among lots of other scenarios. Am I missing something?

 

[5.0Flareside]

How is it any tougher than not using one? I use universals all the time, like say when there's a pesky cross member blocking a tranny pan or oil pan bolt, among lots of other scenarios. Am I missing something?

just as far as how tight your getting the bolt. i just dont feel comfortable doing it. to me it seems like if you get the u-joint turned a lil bit your loosing a lil bit of torque through that bend. but thats just me...

 

[LEB Ben]

Oh...I thought you meant there was like a general consensus or something, and I had never heard of it.

 

[5.0Flareside]

Oh...I thought you meant there was like a general consensus or something, and I had never heard of it.

no no.. just my opinion, sorry if i put it out there as anything else...

but im tellin ya, that ratchet amazed me... its awesome...

 

[Sparky83]

no no.. just my opinion, sorry if i put it out there as anything else...

nope i didnt read it that way...

 

[O'Rattlecan]

2 frickin hours to change plugs...another reason I don't own a chevy. Pretty sure I'd kick myself in the balls if I had a rig that a plug change took more than 30 mins.

Oh my goodness... two words man. Ford Aerostar.

One of the most reliable long lasting vehicles on the road but getting to the rear plugs through the doghouse in the floorboard... oh that's a bear.

Ryan

 

[5.0Flareside]

oh god.... i didnt bother doing it for my dad when he had his aerostar.. i said fawk it.... take it to a shop..