Plugs?
Since i don't think Ron is around anymore, a vintage explaination
Suggestion::
If you have lots of money and a reliable mechanic, let them do it. Ford charges approximately $300 to do the wires and plugs. THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS< THEY MUST THINK IM CRAZY; yeah thats what I thought.
Items needed; One full day with no interuptions 1 case of beer 1 bottle of scotch 1 dog to kick 1 good friend to negotiate with you and the swat team thats trying to get you out of the garage after your wife calls the police because your having an emotional break down. 1 list of tow truck phone numbers to tow your car to Ford if you wimp out. 1 box of bandaids 2 pints of blood on call at the emergency room, due to the SC is really a vampire and it will get your blood guaranteed. 1 3/8 inch vacum hose 1 good set of tools including 1/4 in. drive 1 floor jack 2 jack stands 1 creepy crawler 1 tube of anti seize goop 1 tube of dielectric grease 1 priest and the number to suicide hotline. 1 set of motorcraft double platinum plugs 1 set of wires of your choice Step 1 get a good nights sleep and have your parts ready before hand Step 2 get up early have a good breakfast. Now the fun begins MOTOR MUST BE COLD Open the hood, so far so good, and on the 94-95 SC you can actually see the two rear drivers side plugs, not so on earlier models due to the abs acumulator pump. on the 94-95 SCs you can change the 2 rear drivers side plugs from the top, no sweat. IMPORTANT REMOVE THE SPARK PLUG WIRES INTACT WITH CLIPS AND DO ONE SIDE AT A TIME. OK lets do the drivers side first, get the spark plug wires off and get the matching new wires and place them alongside the old ones and place the clips with looms on the new wires in the same place as the old ones and coat the new wire boots with dielectric grease. Gap the plugs. I recommend the gap at the closed tolerence due to they will eventually open up with wear even though they are platinum tipped and since you wont be doing them again for at least 60,000 miles. Now remove the 3 drivers side plugs 2 from the top of motor if 94-95 SC or if earlier model all three from the bottom after jacking up the front end and securely placing jack stands other the frame, you can also remove the front tires if you like, to have more room to move around underneath. You should have now pulled a groin muscle from yanking off the spark plug boots and scraped your arms and knuckles from removing the plugs.Yes I know your bleeding but the wounds are approximately 3 feet from your heart. You'll live. Replacing the plugs from the bottom is by feel, you cant see the spark plug holes. Make sure you coated the threads with anti seize goop and be carefull not to cross thread them. OK you now got the plugs in and its time to put the wires on already connected to the clips and looms as 1 complete set. What? you took them off one at a time. Oh well you can get them back one at a time in probably an hour cursing the intercooler tubes every 5 minutes and at least you can do the other side the easier way. What?, you already removed the other wires one by one from the other side, You poor stupid SOB get the tow truck number ready. Get out your shop manual and make sure you connect the plug wires to the correct connectors on the DIS. coil pack or what used to be the old type distributer, coating the boots with dielectric grease. So far its been 2 1/2 hours, your wife is pissed cause she tried to talk to you when your working and you yelled at her and dismissed her from the garage, you kicked the dog twice but dont worry dogs are great, they run away from you when they get kicked ,but all you got to say is here poochy poochy Im sorry and they will come back and you can kick them again. OK its time to break for lunch. OOPS what was I thinking, after yelling at your wife , do you really think she made you lunch? Fucget About It, WARNING do not try to eat the dogs food, he will bite you, since he aint all that happy about being kicked in the first place. OK your tired , bleeding and hungry, but you got one side completed. I hate to tell you that was the easy side. But, you have options you can still have the other side done by Ford and might only be charged $200 and get snickered at.Hell no you say, theres still a half a box of bandaids and some beer left. I got faith in you, but you might want to read the instructions on that torniquet thingy in the first aid box first. Now we come to the passenger side of the motor. Yes there are spark plugs there, its just that you cant see them. Start removing the air intake tube, the cover off the shock, disconnect wiring harnesses and move water lines and vacum hoses out of the way. SEE, I told you they were there and its my theory , if you can see the little buggers with enough extensions and universal joints, you can get to them. OK take the plug wires off that side as a complete unit with clips and looms attached. WHAT? You say you took them off one at a time too. I know here poochy poochy. Ok you got the plugs out, but thers no way to get your hand in there to put the new ones in. HARK, the piece of vacum hose. Place the top of the plug into the vacum hose and snake the plug down to the spark plug holes and you can get them started. Make sure not to cross thread them. Tighten them up the best way you can, I can reach through under the AC compressor and get the front 2 plugs. By now most of the skin should be off your fore arms and you really should wipe the blood off the motor and engine compartment before it drys. I know your almost out of beer, still hungry, not sure about supper and the dog has learned how to call the SPCA. Replace the spark plug wires, put the hoses and wire harnesses back, shock cover and intake tube and pray it starts. YAY you did it, you saved about $300 dollars, your wife is divorcing you and the SPCA is going to have you charged with cruelty to animals. Get in your car and leave now before the cops come. Wow it sounds and runs good, lets see what it will do. Hell Yeah its flying.WHAT? you ran through a speed trap. UH Oh remember all that beer you drank while working on the car. Lets See $80 in parts, $500 bond for DUI and speeding, no more wife or dog, still havent eaten. Oh well at least you wont have to do it for another 60,000 miles, maybe never if your wife gets the car in the divorce. Until next time be SCing You. Ron.
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