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   Message 760 of 2,177   
   Roy Witt to Mark Hofmann   
   Odd rumble in Durango solved.   
   22 Mar 12 05:55:09   
   
   21 Mar 12 12:26, Mark Hofmann wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
      
      
    RW>> It's been a while since I've been under a Dodge hood with that   
    RW>> engine, but whatever it takes to remove the coil pack needs to be   
    RW>> done before you attempt to remove the spark plug. If there's a bolt   
    RW>> holding the pack down to keep it on the plug, you need to remove it,   
    RW>> then just pull on the pack to remove it from the plug. It is a slip   
    RW>> fit onto the spark plug just like a spark plug wire. BTW, don't do a   
    RW>> half-axxed job, change all 8 plugs, no matter what it takes to get   
    RW>> at those last two. You'll be happy that you did.   
      
    MH> It looks like I'll have to remove part of the intake (between the air   
    MH> filter and the throttle body) to get to (2) of the plugs.  The rest   
    MH> should be easy.   
      
   By replacing all 8 of your plugs, you'll notice a huge difference in how   
   that engine performs. Especially if you replace them with the same type or   
   even better, an aftermarket platinum plug.   
      
    MH> It wouldn't hurt to do a nice cleaning of that area when taken   
    MH> removed, anyway.   
      
   I'd use a pressure washer to clean it before and then clean what's needed   
   while you have it apart.   
      
      
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