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Ed
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Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:42 am Post subject:
Changing spark plug wires, '95 PArk Ave Ultra |
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The front bank has a covered plastic channel for wires to plugs 1, 3, and 5.
How do I
get the thing open so I can change the wires? I found that by unbolting the
dipstick
tube I can pry the channel lid open a bit, but not enough to get the wires
out. I don't want
to brake it.
TIA Ed
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Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:40 am Post subject:
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"Ed" <jag_manR__EM*-0_V_E653@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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The front bank has a covered plastic channel for wires to plugs 1, 3, and
5.
How do I
get the thing open so I can change the wires? I found that by unbolting
the
dipstick
tube I can pry the channel lid open a bit, but not enough to get the wires
out. I don't want
to brake it.
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I believe it snaps open, but many of them are old and brittle and can break.
Go easy and you should be able to open it. |
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Ed
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Sat Nov 05, 2005 9:34 pm Post subject:
Re: Changing spark plug wires, '95 PArk Ave Ultra |
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<HLS@nospam.nix> wrote in message
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I believe it snaps open, but many of them are old and brittle and can
break.
Go easy and you should be able to open it.
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The top edge snaps open but not enough to the the wires out. Does the the
cover
come off completely, or just hinge along the bottom edge?
Ed
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:23 am Post subject:
Re: Changing spark plug wires, '95 PArk Ave Ultra |
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As I remember it, it just hinges. I dont believe it comes off completely.
It has been a while since I have had one apart. |
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Ed
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:14 am Post subject:
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HLS,
I do thank you for the response. It always helps to have someone to talk to
on these
issues. But Here's what I found, for the record.
Therace-way, for want of a better term, is in two parts. The channel clips
onto
the valve cover, and the lid ia separate. The lid clips to the channel.
However, you can remove the entire assembly as one piece, and that is the
better option.
To remove the assembly, slip a flat blade screwdriver under each of two flat
clips, about 1/2"
wide on the LOWER edge of the sssembly, completely out of view. There is one
aligned with
each of the half-moon tabs visible from the top and covering the valve cover
bolts. Once these
clips are released the channel, and the attached lid, can be slid UP and
free of the valve cover.
Once that is off the lid can be released from the channel with a bit of
prying. There some clips at your
right (left side of car).
Ed
<HLS@nospam.nix> wrote in message
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As I remember it, it just hinges. I dont believe it comes off completely.
It has been a while since I have had one apart.
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:56 pm Post subject:
Re: Changing spark plug wires, '95 PArk Ave Ultra |
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"Ed" <jag_manR__EM*-0_V_E653@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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HLS,
I do thank you for the response. It always helps to have someone to talk
to
on these
issues. But Here's what I found, for the record.
Therace-way, for want of a better term, is in two parts. The channel
clips
onto
the valve cover, and the lid ia separate. The lid clips to the channel.
However, you can remove the entire assembly as one piece, and that is the
better option.
To remove the assembly, slip a flat blade screwdriver under each of two
flat
clips, about 1/2"
wide on the LOWER edge of the sssembly, completely out of view. There is
one
aligned with
each of the half-moon tabs visible from the top and covering the valve
cover
bolts. Once these
clips are released the channel, and the attached lid, can be slid UP and
free of the valve cover.
Once that is off the lid can be released from the channel with a bit of
prying. There some clips at your
right (left side of car).
Ed
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That is good info to hold onto. The ones I have seen seem to be either
brittle or already broken, more often than not. |
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