Always a pain, right? Tell ya what, changed a set yesterday in less then 20 mins. Used a standard spark plug socket (with the 3/4' hex on the top) and a new flex head "gearwrench" , Man O Man what a easy job with this wrench.Best new tool in some time!
I've been eyeing those flex-head gear wrenches.. There's always one of my plugs that I have to use a wrench on the spark plug socket because I can't get the ratchet on. Normally I spend an hour changing plugs at least.
You must be referring to a 390 or 460 in a mav. never have a prob with the 390 in my high boy. the hardest part is climbing up into the engine compartment
A hour? Am I doing something wrong? Even with the old heads (large plug) it was a 30 min job. Now wih the Edelbrocks (5/8 plug) I can opull them all to check for mixture in 20 mins or les. #2 is the only difficult one for me. (on the old large plugs I did grind down the socket to make it a thin-wall. Too cheap to buy one)
That F250 must have been a newer model then. Cuz I can sit under the hood on the inner fender of my '71 like a park bench. My grandpa's '78 Bronco is the same way.
yep 89 the real problem was that the previous owner put some kind of sheet metal to protect the boots but it gets in the way-and to remove it you would have to remove the manifolds
strangely enough, i think that sheet metal thing is stock. the wife had an 89 bronco that had the same thing
I'd rather change the plugs in my 460 (in my Mav) than the 302 in my wifes!!!! shock towers sUcK!!!!:evilsmile
