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<blockquote data-quote="machoheadgames" data-source="post: 430272" data-attributes="member: 18789"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Miscellaneous</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Today I made some progress, and unsurprisingly, took a step backwards. I stopped at AutoZone on my way home from work and picked up some good ole Champion copper spark plugs (OEM - RC12LYC - "412"). I was installing them, everything going smoothly, then the last spark plug wire pulled apart. Damn it. I've ordered a new set of plug wires from the Mopar dealer (I prefer OEM for spark plug wires). I was hoping to crank it up this weekend but oh well, I'll wait until tuesday now. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I can't tell if I have a problem here or not. These are roughly 5 year old spark plugs that were in for maybe 20K miles and 5 years. They were only driven the first year and a half. They are Autolite XP985 iridium. They are arranged cylinder 6 to 1 from left to right, and 6 looks worse to me than the others. Wondering if I have a bad injector or something. I plan to change the injectors soon, just not quite sure what I'll change them to yet.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">[ATTACH=full]117936[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I also picked up a Continental brand belt (derived from the old Goodyear Gatorback belts) while I was at AutoZone. The belt is a belt, I'm not going to say it's amazing as it will do what it needs to do. However, it has a nice touch, a very grippy backside for extra grip on the smooth pulleys like the fan/water pump pulley. Never seen that before, I bet it works well.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px">[ATTACH=full]117933[/ATTACH]</span></p><p></p><p>I was looking at my radiator (6 years old, Canadian built rebranded Spectra marketed as "Napa" at Napa) and noticed this crap in the top. Not sure what to do. I'm tempted to fill the system with a cleaner like thermocure. Then after running that stuff, drain it, change the radiator and water pump, and refill with fresh coolant. I don't want to install a nice new radiator with the engine not being flushed first. I'll probably do the first option, just tired of buying parts and don't really want to buy a radiator, especially the Mopar TJ radiator I would like to buy.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]117934[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Overall, semi successful day. Got the new spark plugs all in, just need to get my wire set on Tuesday. After that I can hook up the hoses, fill up the coolant (and probably thermocure), give it a quick crank to see how it runs, and maybe take it for a drive. The spark plug wires bring me to sort of a standstill, but I can at least hook up the hoses and fluids and stuff this weekend so it won't be a complete waste. I can also get a new air filter and upper radiator, as well as bleed the brakes I 'spose.</p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px">[ATTACH=full]117935[/ATTACH]</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="machoheadgames, post: 430272, member: 18789"] [B][SIZE=6]Miscellaneous[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4]Today I made some progress, and unsurprisingly, took a step backwards. I stopped at AutoZone on my way home from work and picked up some good ole Champion copper spark plugs (OEM - RC12LYC - "412"). I was installing them, everything going smoothly, then the last spark plug wire pulled apart. Damn it. I've ordered a new set of plug wires from the Mopar dealer (I prefer OEM for spark plug wires). I was hoping to crank it up this weekend but oh well, I'll wait until tuesday now. I can't tell if I have a problem here or not. These are roughly 5 year old spark plugs that were in for maybe 20K miles and 5 years. They were only driven the first year and a half. They are Autolite XP985 iridium. They are arranged cylinder 6 to 1 from left to right, and 6 looks worse to me than the others. Wondering if I have a bad injector or something. I plan to change the injectors soon, just not quite sure what I'll change them to yet. [ATTACH type="full" width="428px"]117936[/ATTACH] I also picked up a Continental brand belt (derived from the old Goodyear Gatorback belts) while I was at AutoZone. The belt is a belt, I'm not going to say it's amazing as it will do what it needs to do. However, it has a nice touch, a very grippy backside for extra grip on the smooth pulleys like the fan/water pump pulley. Never seen that before, I bet it works well.[/SIZE] [SIZE=6][ATTACH type="full" width="430px"]117933[/ATTACH][/SIZE] I was looking at my radiator (6 years old, Canadian built rebranded Spectra marketed as "Napa" at Napa) and noticed this crap in the top. Not sure what to do. I'm tempted to fill the system with a cleaner like thermocure. Then after running that stuff, drain it, change the radiator and water pump, and refill with fresh coolant. I don't want to install a nice new radiator with the engine not being flushed first. I'll probably do the first option, just tired of buying parts and don't really want to buy a radiator, especially the Mopar TJ radiator I would like to buy. [ATTACH type="full" width="431px"]117934[/ATTACH] Overall, semi successful day. Got the new spark plugs all in, just need to get my wire set on Tuesday. After that I can hook up the hoses, fill up the coolant (and probably thermocure), give it a quick crank to see how it runs, and maybe take it for a drive. The spark plug wires bring me to sort of a standstill, but I can at least hook up the hoses and fluids and stuff this weekend so it won't be a complete waste. I can also get a new air filter and upper radiator, as well as bleed the brakes I 'spose. [SIZE=6] [ATTACH type="full" width="433px"]117935[/ATTACH][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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