2002 B2500 Van - change plugs trick?

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Steve Ackman - 15 Mar 2006 23:54 GMT

Changing plugs on a 5.9L in a B2500 van. There's
*got* to be some kind of trick to getting at the number
1 and 3 plugs... right? The other 6 are a minor pain,
but so far I haven't even managed to get the plug wires
off these last two. Special tool? Some kind of dark
incantation? Help! Please!

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GeekBoy - 16 Mar 2006 02:22 GMT

> Changing plugs on a 5.9L in a B2500 van. There's
> *got* to be some kind of trick to getting at the number
> 1 and 3 plugs... right? The other 6 are a minor pain,
> but so far I haven't even managed to get the plug wires
> off these last two. Special tool? Some kind of dark
> incantation? Help! Please!

What I did: Just pulled on the cable till it seperated from the connector.
Got some long handle pliers and pulled off the connecter off of spark plug.
Took socket and wratchet and removed spark plug.

Bought new spark cable.

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Steve Ackman - 17 Mar 2006 00:01 GMT

> What I did: Just pulled on the cable till it seperated from the connector.
> Got some long handle pliers and pulled off the connecter off of spark plug.
> Took socket and wratchet and removed spark plug.
>
> Bought new spark cable.

Thanks...

I'd already bought the new set of cables, and even
had some vise-grips on the #1 boot... but couldn't
get the angle right. Don't have any long handled
pliers though.

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GeekBoy - 17 Mar 2006 01:18 GMT

>> What I did: Just pulled on the cable till it seperated from the
>> connector.
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> get the angle right. Don't have any long handled
> pliers though.

You only need to pull the end, not the base of the boot.

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Steve Ackman - 17 Mar 2006 02:00 GMT

> I'd already bought the new set of cables, and even
> had some vise-grips on the #1 boot... but couldn't
> get the angle right. Don't have any long handled
> pliers though.

For future googlers:

Vise-grips on the "step" between boot and cable,
and long straight thing as a lever on the grips.
1 & 3 plugs can be reached from underneath to
loosen.

To replace the plugs, expand the connector inside
a boot from one of the old cables, snip the cable off,
and use the boot as a "handle" to get the plug started.
(You can do this from inside.)
Then, remove the rubber insert from your spark plug
socket, or you never get it off the plug. Tighten
(again from underneath).

Once you get that all figured out, it doesn't really
take all that long.

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