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Nice job!
FYI - I happen to know from experience you can drive at least twenty miles with zero bars showing on the gas gauge, so I expect to see you in the 700s next tank  |
Thanks for the challenge. Today's fill just squeaked into the 70's,
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07-05-2016, 04:58 PM
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I don't like displaying my ignorance, but where in heck are the plugs? I'm old school. Apparently they're under the coils?? But I don't know where the coils are or what they look like.
I can always find the plugs if they have a visible spark plug wire going to them...
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07-05-2016, 05:06 PM
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Pull the plastic cover off and they're on top in back, under the coils. Coils each have a bolt on top, pull them off to access the plugs. If you care about the index, the letter is stamped right next to the plug holes. Mine are the wrong index but I'm too cheap to change them out since it would take ten thousand miles to recoup the cost
And nice job getting into the 70's!
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Pull the plastic cover off and they're on top in back, under the coils. Coils each have a bolt on top, pull them off to access the plugs. If you care about the index, the letter is stamped right next to the plug holes. Mine are the wrong index but I'm too cheap to change them out since it would take ten thousand miles to recoup the cost
And nice job getting into the 70's!
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Thanks cowmeat.
I'll have to take a look after I leave work - it's quittin' time now. My plastic engine cover lives on my workbench, so I can skip removing it!
Does anyone here know ANY good reason to keep the cover on?
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The coils are on the backside of the motor, just above the exhaust header. They're held in place with 10mm bolts (I think?). The plugs are underneath them.
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Does anyone here know ANY good reason to keep the cover on?
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Some engine covers have insulation on them that can help keep and engine warm. If not you could add some  |
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Agreed! Keeps heat in & noise down!
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The cover on the Insight does neither. Mine actually rattles very slightly, but I leave it on anyway, for reasons I can't articulate.
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I pulled mine off. I thought "But it looks so nice with it"... then pulled it off and haven't looked back. If anything, I might put it back on with some insulation under it, just to help keep a bit more heat on the engine.
Maybe...
I mean, it's a whopping 1.09 lbs of weight saved with if off!
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