Again, the suggestion for reaching the plug wire under the car worked great. I reached under, and real easy pushed it in till I felt the click. It will not come off on its own now (I hope). Thanx D^2 Quoting "dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > Thank you to all for replying to my plug wire installation problem. I > will try > parking the car tomorrow on a spot that I can access the underside real > easy. > > > D^2, 2x68 > > Quoting Christopher Middlebrook <delamothe@xxxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > My experience with Mopars of this era is to jack up the car until the > > wheel clears the well, and then you can reach in through the well with > a > > long extension in your socket wrench. I never have had to remove a > > wheel though. > > > > I had the same problem with my 62 Imperial and a brand new set of > > Federal spark plug wires. The car ran like a dream for the first few > > minutes, and then it felt as if it were running on some cylinders. I > > reached in there and noticed three plug wires had come lose (boots > still > > around the plugs). I put a dab of conductive grease on the insides > of > > the boots and replaced them on the plugs. This has helped my > problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Thu 03/27, D. Dardalis < dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: > > From: D. Dardalis [mailto: dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:25:03 -0600 > > Subject: IML: Spark plug wire number 7 (or 8) > > > > On one of my 68's, the plug wire of the rear cylinder on the driver > side > > <br>bank came loose while driving. I think the reason is because I > did > > not <br>push it in properly when I installed it. I can't access it > from > > above to <br>push it hard enough. The question is, is there another > way > > that works with <br>this plug wire? I tried to reach it from under > the > > car after removing a <br>sheet metal cover, no way. Is it more > > accessible under the fender after <br>removing the front tire? Before > I > > spend the time and effort and time <br>trying, I hope I can get some > > suggestions from people that have faced this <br>problem before for > 67 > > and 68's...<br><br>Thanks<br><br>D^2, > > 2x68s<br><br><br><br><br>----------------- > http://www.imperialclub.com > > -----------------<br>This message was sent to you by the Imperial > > Mailing List. Please <br>reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and > your > > response will be <br>shared with everyone. Private messages (and > > attachments) for the<br>Administrat > > ors should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br>To UN-SUBSCRIBE, > go > > to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm<br><br> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > > The most personalized portal on the Web! > > > >