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Hard to get off Spark Plug Boots

Hard to get off Spark Plug Boots If you ever have a spark plug boot that is hard to get off one way that has worked good for me is to take a 2-3 foot 3/16 brake line and screw it into a air nozzle and then file the end of the line to look like a hypo needle and then insert it between the boot and wire and give it a short blast of air. It will balloon out and then you can pull it right off, once in a while if they are still stuck I will spray a little brake clean in between the boot and wire and they slide right off.

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Just3
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wipe a little silicone grease on the spark plug before you reinstall the boot and this will not happen again

nate

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N8N

Tell that to the goof that had it before me!

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idbwill

I never have used silicone grease on spark plugs or spark plug wires and I have never had any trouble removing the wires from the plugs.I give them a little twist and a tug and they come right off.I have a tool that I bought at an auto parts store years ago which is designed to aid in removing spark plug wires, but I have needed to use it yet. cuhulin

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cuhulin

Reposting material from i-ATN...

...tsk-tsk

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aarcuda69062

Sure the two articles seem similar, but this guy spelled balloon correctly *and* added an oddly-capitalized title. It is completely new material and therefore doesn't qualify as unauthorized redistribution of content.

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Comboverfish

Crap! My bad.

Gonna e-mail you when the onslaught dies down.

C-ya, gotta go check the DRB 3 cable I need on e-bay.

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aarcuda69062

Sorry, I really liked it but wont happen again

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Just3

Your troubles are just beginning.

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aarcuda69062

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