AlanEdwards
Registered User
I did the deed finally. It was my 1st time replacing the spark plugs on an SC. 3 hrs, so not too bad. My problem is that when I pulled one of the wire boots off of a plug, the wire came loose from the, uhh, metal thingy, that attaches to the plug itself. I pulled the boot off the wire, greased up the wire, and pushed the wire back through the boot. I then cut the wire back a bit and reinserted the plug wire in the, uhh, metal thingy, with the "wire" itself folding back around the rubber insulator, between it and the, sigh, metal thingy (anyone know the freakin' name of it?) and then squeezed it to secure the wire. I then pulled the wire back inside the boot, where it should be. Well, afterwards I test drove it of coarse, and found that I have a skip at some speeds. I think it's one of 2 things. The "jerry" rigging I'm talking about above, or maybe I didn't secure one of the wires on a plug like I should have. I've got Motorcraft wires. Can anyone tell me if what I'm describing here is acceptable with the OEM wires?