How to Separate Plug Wire from Plug

knikula · Aug 31, 2005

Hello,

First post, I'll sound real stupid asking this.

I'm trying to pull the plug wire off of the spark plug. The boot doesn't want to exit the hole, and when I did remove it, a hard plastic black piece was still attached to the plug.

This car (1G non turbo) has sat for a few years.

Is there any trick to this? Or just pull harder? Seems like I'll break something here.

In other news, cams don't turn when crank turns

, and nothing seems to be hitting the pistons.

Bent valves, I'm thinking. Pulling the head to find out.

Nice forum here.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Ken

Rubberman2003 · Aug 31, 2005

What i would do is take a pair of pliers and grab the fat part of the boot just above the hole and twist it a couple of times, that should break it loose. You can use your hand to, sometime they wont turn. Or pull and twist at the same time, works better than pulling, especially on old wires they will just seperate like you discribed.

knikula · Sep 1, 2005

Rubberman,

Thanks, I'll get out the pliers and give it a tug.

Ken

Rubberman2003 · Sep 1, 2005

Good luck, let me know if you get it.

You could try some pb blaster or wd40, but i doubt it would do any good. Wouldnt really get where you need it.

greenstreak · Sep 1, 2005

Best bet is to twist it to try to break the contacts loose before pulling. Even that if they are in very bad condition may break the boot.

knikula · Sep 1, 2005

Thanks for the help, I managed to get them out. Some cracking noises, but they were old anyway.

Thanks again,

Ken

How to Separate Plug Wire from Plug

knikula

Rubberman2003

knikula

Rubberman2003

greenstreak

knikula

Top Contributors this Month

Recommended Communities