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Spark Plug Hex Nut Disintegrated
Weird, Weird problem...I pulled the #4 plug wire and slid the plug puller
down the tube and it just spins when rotated. I shined my light down the tube and the hex nut is gone. The plug wire plastic connector had reddish brown discoloration. It's a '94 Accord EX 149K miles. I changed the plugs with NGK's last year @ about 132K with no problems. The wires have never been changed. The car still runs fine but I'm guessing this could a huge problem. Does anyone know what the source of the malfunction could be? Any clues on how to remove the plug? TIA. Carl |
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Carl Gerhold wrote:
> Weird, Weird problem...I pulled the #4 plug wire and slid the plug puller > down the tube and it just spins when rotated. I shined my light down the > tube and the hex nut is gone. The plug wire plastic connector had reddish > brown discoloration. It's a '94 Accord EX 149K miles. I changed the plugs > with NGK's last year @ about 132K with no problems. The wires have never > been changed. The car still runs fine but I'm guessing this could a huge > problem. Does anyone know what the source of the malfunction could be? Any > clues on how to remove the plug? TIA. > > Carl > > it can't be "gone". it's at the bottom of a blind 6" hole with a socket blocking the end. even if the hex were mysteriously separated from the rest of the plug [/most/ unlikely given that the plug metal is cold formed from a single chunk of quality steel] it would still be in there. much more likely is that you have something like an old plug lead rubber or socket rubber covering it. pull as much as you can out with a hooked wire coathanger, then look for the hex again. it'll be there. |
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JB, thanks for the reply. Now I know where the missing socket rubber ended
up. We were heading out on vacation and I was pushing it on time and just didn't pay attention. I'll pick away at it tomorrow. "jim beam" > wrote in message ... > Carl Gerhold wrote: > > Weird, Weird problem...I pulled the #4 plug wire and slid the plug puller > > down the tube and it just spins when rotated. I shined my light down the > > tube and the hex nut is gone. The plug wire plastic connector had reddish > > brown discoloration. It's a '94 Accord EX 149K miles. I changed the plugs > > with NGK's last year @ about 132K with no problems. The wires have never > > been changed. The car still runs fine but I'm guessing this could a huge > > problem. Does anyone know what the source of the malfunction could be? Any > > clues on how to remove the plug? TIA. > > > > Carl > > > > > it can't be "gone". it's at the bottom of a blind 6" hole with a socket > blocking the end. even if the hex were mysteriously separated from the > rest of the plug [/most/ unlikely given that the plug metal is cold > formed from a single chunk of quality steel] it would still be in there. > much more likely is that you have something like an old plug lead > rubber or socket rubber covering it. pull as much as you can out with a > hooked wire coathanger, then look for the hex again. it'll be there. > |
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