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Old 05-07-2007, 11:26 AM
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i have a little oil in all my spark plug holes. My spark plug wire closest to the dizzy also keeps popping up..wtf- i notice no difference in performance. Is this ok? what should i do about both problems?
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Are those stock plug boots? Could be why if not or you are not fully seating them when pushing them in. Should be a slight 'plunk' when pushing in.
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Oh ****! Oil in the spark plug holes? Hmmm,,, valve cover cracked, been replaced, bad gasket?
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change out the valve cover gasket + those o rings around the spark plug holes. should cost you < 20 bucks and about 30 min of your time.
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thanks guys- i did the 4 o rings and valve cover gasket but spark plug still pops up?
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So are those stock boots?
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yes- they are stock boots
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uh just do a tune up, plugs, wires, dizzy cap, rotor...
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by del_slow420 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">uh just do a tune up, plugs, wires, dizzy cap, rotor...</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea listen to this guy, boy will this help!



is the wire coming off the plug? or just the rubber part is off the valve cover?
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thanks guys- i just did a tune up and it worked!
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