HT leads help

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Lead 7 broke off at the coil.
This happened to two other leads when I replaced them a year or so ago and I was able to get the piece out with some help from my club's members and some hacked hemostats. However, those leads were on the top row. Lead 7 is on the bottom.

Any ideas on how to get it out? I've spent ~ 6 hrs over two days with various tools and no go. Anyone have a magic idea?

 

[jymmiejamz]

In 6 hours you could have easily pulled the plenum and taken the coils out of the vehicle to remove the lead. If you replaced the leads a year ago, you probably have a bad coil or some other problem. The ignition wires should last a few years.

 

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The two wires I am replacing never got replaced the last time as my big meaty hands couldn't reach them.

I was trying to not have to remove anything.

thanks

 

[jymmiejamz]

Its easy to pull the plenum, and then you can replace all of the wires. You may as well replace the throttle body heater gasket too.

 

[jafir]

True story. First time I did wires on a d2 I pulled the plenum. It was so easy I wasn't sure why everyone complained. Second time I tried it without pulling it. It took longer and hurt my hands. Never again.

 

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Plenum it is then.

That throttle body gasket and I are good friends I've replaced it so much.

Thanks.

 

[gthphotography]

So I started pulling the plenum and dropped a few bolts, does anyone know where I can find part numbers for the bolts?

 

[jafir]

The bolts for the coils? Or the plenum? Or something else?

 

[gthphotography]

coils.
and i'm thinking of switching the threaded dowels that hold the SAI vacuum on the drivers side over to regular bolts like the right hand one.

 

[kennith]

So I started pulling the plenum and dropped a few bolts, does anyone know where I can find part numbers for the bolts?

Where the hell did you drop them? Narnia?

Recover the damned bolts.

Cheers,

Kennith

 

[I HATE PONIES]

So I started pulling the plenum and dropped a few bolts, does anyone know where I can find part numbers for the bolts?

They are likely to be in the valley pan if they are not on the top of the transmission. Gently feel around in there with a small magnet.

 

[jymmiejamz]

coils.
and i'm thinking of switching the threaded dowels that hold the SAI vacuum on the drivers side over to regular bolts like the right hand one.

They came from the factory as studs, not bolts, so someone has already replaced them with bolts. If you thread the nut back on the stud and use a sharp punch to damage the threads, the stud will come out when you remove the nut.

As long as you didn't drop the coil bolts, or any others for that matter, down the intake you should be fine. Its not the end of the world if you don't get them all back in there. Most DII's I come across only have the top bolts installed. You should be able to get replacement bolts at any hardware or auto parts store. They should be 6mm bolts.

 

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No Oz. Those damned flying monkeys took off with them. I even lost a pair of hemostats back there the last time and never found them.

The bolts all fell behind the engine. I originally could feel them but dropped them even further with my butterfingers.

The engine was rebuilt once so I'm not surprised. I've actually found that LR mechanics take a pretty creative license with replacing bolts/screws/etc.

 

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So I finally got the plenum off. I'm cleaning the mating surfaces so the new gasket goes on nicely. Should I clean anything else?
My SAI pipes look like they have been cooked to death and are missing the heat cloth that surrounds them. Should I wrap them with the silvery heat shield they have at the Auto Zone or is something else better.Also, my manifold pipe insides are dirty, much like my throttle body. Should I clean them?

 

[jymmiejamz]

I'd wouldn't do anything to the secondary air manifolds, they'll be fine without the heat shield.