3800 SC issue all cleaned up!

[Mikes1998GTP]

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUGGESTIONS. MY SC IS BACK UP AND WORKING GREAT!! SPECIAL THANKS TO SyP FOR CHANGING OUT MY PLUGS TONIGHT WITH NEW AUTOLITE 104'S. I'VE ALEADY NOTICED AN INCREASE IN MILEAGE ON THE WAY HOME! NEXT TO DO THE PCM, HAHA!!

Changing out the plugs regularly makes a HUGE difference!!

Gotta wear them gloves, car sure is HOT!! This guy knows his Sh*t!!

SyP tightening one of the hangars on the exhaust

A view of SyP's GTP still awaiting work... soon Ryan, soon!!

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[syP]

glad to see you got home ok hehe..

Ya i didnt know i knocked off that vacuum line.. i was like WTF when it didnt start up at first. Good thing we got it on ASAP.

 

[Royalgtp]

why is the engine hot when changing spark plugs?

 

[Dasfinc]

Originally posted by RoyalGTP@May 9 2005, 08:46 AM
why is the engine hot when changing spark plugs?

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It was probably running

 

[syP]

no... he just drove it for 30 minutes beating the crap out of it before he came to my house.. and those manifolds were HOOOOTTT

 

[Royalgtp]

Originally posted by syP@May 9 2005, 12:08 PM
no... he just drove it for 30 minutes beating the crap out of it before he came to my house.. and those manifolds were HOOOOTTT

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Id probably wait a little longer to cool b4 pullin plugs out...

 

[syP]

i was already 10 at night... parents try to sleep... had to get it down asap

 

[LPSPEED2]

Originally posted by RoyalGTP@May 9 2005, 08:46 AM
why is the engine hot when changing spark plugs?

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R U serious??? Common sense bro. Obviously if it is hot, it had to have been running soon before they did the job.

 

[syP]

lol leo...

 

[GTPPWR]

did you check the Muffler bearings????

 

[Royalgtp]

Originally posted by LPSPEED2+May 9 2005, 01:14 PM-->

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@May 9 2005, 08:46 AM
why is the engine hot when changing spark plugs?

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R U serious??? Common sense bro. Obviously if it is hot, it had to have been running soon before they did the job.

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Relax...........

Not a good idea to change out plugs on a hot engine if you did not know that.

Id wait till you at least did not have to wear gloves to protect yourself from the heat of the engine....Common sense bro.

If the headers are to hot then the heads are even hotter........

 

[syP]

1. i did wear gloves
2. it was already late as hell
3. he has MANIFOLDS (hehe... sorry but it is true)

 

[NetChemica]

Originally posted by syP@May 9 2005, 11:06 PM
1. i did wear gloves
2. it was already late as hell
3. he has MANIFOLDS (hehe... sorry but it is true)

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It doesn't matter what time it is, you still want to do it on a colder engine to prevent damage. If it's too late to do it, wait till the next day. Spark plugs aren't that hard anyway, pull on a cable, unscrew a spark plug, screw a new one in, torque it, and push the cable back in. Easy process.

 

[Fish]

Originally posted by NetChemica+May 9 2005, 11:46 PM-->

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@May 9 2005, 11:06 PM
1. i did wear gloves
2. it was already late as hell
3. he has MANIFOLDS (hehe... sorry but it is true)

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It doesn't matter what time it is, you still want to do it on a colder engine to prevent damage. If it's too late to do it, wait till the next day. Spark plugs aren't that hard anyway, pull on a cable, unscrew a spark plug, screw a new one in, torque it, and push the cable back in. Easy process.

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It must be easy if syP can do it. :lolsign: :lolsign: :lolsign:

 

[syP]

it MUST be.

 

[NetChemica]

Originally posted by Fish+May 9 2005, 11:47 PM-->

Originally posted by NetChemica@May 9 2005, 11:46 PM
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@May 9 2005, 11:06 PM
1. i did wear gloves
2. it was already late as hell
3. he has MANIFOLDS (hehe... sorry but it is true)

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It doesn't matter what time it is, you still want to do it on a colder engine to prevent damage. If it's too late to do it, wait till the next day. Spark plugs aren't that hard anyway, pull on a cable, unscrew a spark plug, screw a new one in, torque it, and push the cable back in. Easy process.

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It must be easy if syP can do it. :lolsign: :lolsign: :lolsign:

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You'd be suprised how many people can't use a torque wrench.

 

[Fish]

The funny thing, Ive never seen ANYONE torque their spark plugs down. I dont, and Ive never seen anyone do it. Just make them tight, but not too tight.

 

[syP]

yea i didnt use a tq wrench.. pictor doesnt do it... nor does my brother.. and i trust both of them

 

[LPSPEED2]

Originally posted by RoyalGTP+May 9 2005, 04:00 PM-->

Originally posted by LPSPEED2@May 9 2005, 01:14 PM
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@May 9 2005, 08:46 AM
why is the engine hot when changing spark plugs?

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R U serious??? Common sense bro. Obviously if it is hot, it had to have been running soon before they did the job.

[snapback]83062[/snapback]​

Relax...........

Not a good idea to change out plugs on a hot engine if you did not know that.

Id wait till you at least did not have to wear gloves to protect yourself from the heat of the engine....Common sense bro.

If the headers are to hot then the heads are even hotter........

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How is this common sense??? Why is it bad to change the plugs on a hot engine??? Maybe I am ignorant to this fact, but I would like to know why... I have never heard that it is bad to change plugs on a hot engine, and have never had any problems changing my plugs on a hot engine in any type of vehicle I have ever driven.

 

[Mikes1998GTP]

i had no idea people would turn this into such a dilema! So what if the engine was hot, we did wait about 20min before doing it, but I've seen people change out plugs on hot cars before, let alone they do it at the dealerships all the time for tune-ups, so why are people here making a big deal about doing it when its not hot? LOL!! Are we really arguing about this?!! It's fixed and works great!!

 

[Royalgtp]

my engine, Id do it cold.......you do what you would like on your engine.......


DOnt cry when you strip the threads though.......


Again, I was just asking........didnt mean to get all crazy about it....


Do what you please though..

 

[LPSPEED2]

Mike relax, didn't meat for it to be sarcastic, I was really wondering why I should wait til the motor cools off to change the plugs because i seriously never heard of it. And royal, thanks for the info, im glad i learned something new.

 

[BumpinGTP]

I dont know why you guys are freaking out about changing plugs on a hot motor. I used to change my plugs right after i made passes down the track, same goes for every fast car that I have worked on at the track, we change plugs constantly, and most times it is done the second the motor is off with the engine hot as hell. You guys need to lighten up and stop freaking out about this, it really isnt as big of a deal as you think. Besides, plugs are the easiest thing you can possibly do to a car. Hell, I changed plugs on a car at IDD at 2am, after drinking all day, and still did it in 5 minutes start to finish without even the slightest problem.

 

[LPSPEED2]

Im not worried about anyhting, i was just learning something new. Although the only time i will ever think of changing plugs the motor will be hot because i just ran to get them. To each their own, im hot.

 

[imported_Diavolo]

SyP tightening one of the hangars on the exhaust

Uhm, on my car? thanks? Was it low?