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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS
The rubber grommet in the spark plug socket would get stuck on the spark plug when I install the new one. Then I figured out I could use the ignition coil to suction the other grommet out.
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Next time, use some spare heater hose to install the spark plug, instead of the spark plug socket. Slide the heater hose onto the spark plug, and use that to hand spin it into the spark plug hole.
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS
But everything is still fucked.
The old sparkplug in cylinder 2 is stuck and wont come out, i snapped a bolt for the ignition coil on cylinder 1, and now i dropped my 1/4 ratchet with the 10mm on it on my engine splash tray
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Lol, welcome to working on your own cars!
Spray the stuck plug with penetrating oil, let it sit overnight, and try again. Repeat as necessary until the plug loosens up. When you install the new plugs, coat the threads with anti-seize compound.
For the broken bolt, you're going to need someone with some more experience I suspect. It will need to be drilled and tapped.
As for the dropped socket and extension...you will soon learn that it is ALWAYS the 10mm that you lose.
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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS
Also does anyone know if the grounding wire goes before the ignition coil or just in between the bolt and ignition coil?
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You removed all the ignition coils at once, didn't you? Whenever you work on a car for the first time, and even after you're well experienced, always do one complete assembly, and then the next. It allows you to dig into the next one to find what you've forgotten. Twenty years I've been working on cars, and I still do one side of a car for drum brakes, before starting on the other side...Lets me see how the springs "should be".
For your grounding wire, it should most likely go on top of the coil. So:
Bolt
Ground Strap
Coil
Head
-Dave