[V8] Autolite 103
toml99 at todomundo.com
toml99 at todomundo.com
Thu Mar 5 19:11:17 PST 2009
I also duct tape the plug socket to the 1 ft extension, since my
rubber insert holds the plugs so tight, the socket pull's free from
the extension after torquing them.....(22 ft./lbs)....There's no
crush gasket, so don't overtorque them...I'm also a fan of dielectric
grease on the tips/wire ends. Have never verified this, but believe
that the dielectric or "tune up" grease is just silicone grease. I
remember the first time I pulled the plugs, had a hard time getting a
few of the wire's off.....had always wondered what that funny orange
thing was, then...aha! No American car's going to give you a plug
wire puller....I just thought that was sooooo cool. My feeler gauges/
gap tool were all too rusty to read, but after checking a few, the
Autolite's seemed they were pre gapped @ .032(which I believe is the
gap). Tom
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