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Old 12-01-2012, 11:43 PM
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Ok so long story short, my plug wires are stuck and not removing themselves from my head on my 99 LX. Ive tried yanking them off as hard as i could and to no avail. I already have a new set I am going to put on but how the f will they come off. The only reason I am taking them off was that i was idling really rough the other day, enough to the point i got a CEL ( misfire cylinder 3). So I am checking everything starting with the plugs and the plug wires. Side note, plug wires might be cooked on their due to one night i overheated pretty bad due to a split in my radiator.
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You answered your own question. And if you overheated that badly your engine is probably toast.
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The real question is how would I get them off
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You could always try punching them with your face
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Cut off what you can Try and twit the rest of it off. Get creative.
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If they are cooked then there is no sense saving them.. get brutal with them and pry them jokers off.
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Originally Posted by 91legend
You could always try punching them with your face
Haha this made my day.
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Cut/twist them off.

Vice grips, and twist away.
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Unplug them from the dizzy side, so you can twist them freely. Start rotating to loosen them up. While you're doing that, get a plug wire removal tool ($5) and start tugging with it. You could also try creating a fulcrum under the plug wire puller with another random tool.
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