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tomtom70
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Apr 3, 2008, 1:44 PM

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My cyliner 1 was missfiring, I went to chang the spark plug and not knowing that the plug socket didnt have the rubber in it i broke the porclien,, my questions are 1). Is it safe to drive the car with 1/2 of the porclien missing ( will it ark and cause trouble ) 2). As long as the spark plug is in the peices of porclien cant fall in the cyliber right ? and 3). how the heck can i get the porclien out so i can get the socket to fit over the spark plug ?


way2old
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Apr 3, 2008, 5:02 PM

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1. The porcelin missing will cause drivability problems. It needs replaced.
2. As long as the plug is seated, there will be nothing fall into the cylinder.
3. Use a funnel and a shop vac to remove the broken pieces. Place hose into the wide end of funnel and use small end in plug hole.



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dmac0923
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Apr 4, 2008, 6:39 AM

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put the socket in a vise and with SAFETY GLASSES, take a pick or long skinny screw driver and a hammer and either break it into pieces or tap it out from the back
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