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,
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