If you let your spark plug wires go for more than 30,000 miles without being changed (and even sometimes if you don't), they can be difficult to remove. The constant heating and cooling of the engine every day can cause the rubber to stick to the spark plugs or the distributor electro...
From there, the distributor cap passes the electricity to the spark plugs through a series of spark plug wires in a specific way, and ultimately to different cylinders in the correct firing order at precise moments to ignite the air and fuel mixture inside each cylinder. To facilitate the pass...
check engine light has come on, you might be wondering how your cam position sensor can be off if you don't actually have one in your car. Watch this video to learn exactly what this code means to your car and some thoughts on how you might fix it. Three words: spark plug wires. ...
In some four-wheel vehicles, you will need to remove a few parts in order to see the spark plug wires, then trace them back in order to find the plugs. We suggest you also check the gaps and inspect them for any damage on the wires while tracing the plugs. Step 2: Remove the spar...
Install New Spark Plugs All it takes is one dirtymisfiring spark plugto decrease your mpg by seven percent. Make that two misfiring plugs and you're down 20 percent in fuel efficiency. With this in mind it is important to change your spark plugs every 30,000 miles or so. ...
One of my spark plug wires is about 9" too long, and a previous owner had wrapped up the excess and tie-wrapped it to the engine mount. I figured I'd modify the wire there, so if I botched it, there'd still be enough cable to connect to the mag. So I picked at the shielding...
Remove the spark plug with a socket wrench. Turn the spark plug counterclockwise to remove it. Step 3 Install the new spark plug with your fingers and tighten with a socket wrench. Step 4 Connect the spark plug wire by pushing it gently on to the spark plug. ...
You’re ready to install the spark plug once the gap is set. Assembly is the reverse of disassembly, but we recommend using a torque wrench to ensure the plug is tightened properly. Tightening it by feel is best left to the pros, because a plug that’s too tight or too loose will in...
Holley HyperSpark Ready-to-Run distributors are a cost effective and easy to install way to control ignition with your Sniper EFI. Here's how to install one.
When everything is working correctly, the current in both wires should be exactly the same. As soon as the hot wire connects directly to the ground (if somebody accidentally touches the hot wire, for example), the current level surges in the hot wire, but not in the neutral wire. The ...