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Old 11-20-2002 | 11:04 AM
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well i decided i would change my spark plug wires today and everything was going fine until i got to the last one. well it seems that someone at one time decided to go to mazda and have the stock wires replaced with new stock wires...no biggy right. except that mazda broke the metal connector on the wire off inside the hole. so instead of trying to remove the broken piece they just crushed the end of the new wire to fit inside the old wires tip. my god who ever did that was a freaking idiot. i have been meesing with it for like over an hour now. the metal is so old and brittle that it breaks when i grap it with needlenose plyers. does anybody have any suggestions as to how i get this out? and of course i am stranded at work. i drove the 7 today because all of my tools are at work. now i cant drive to go get anything and i am helpless until lunch when someone can come get me.





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Old 11-20-2002 | 12:43 PM
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i think you need a coil, ive seen that before.



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Old 11-20-2002 | 02:49 PM
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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo i hope nt that would
Old 11-20-2002 | 02:49 PM
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Old 11-20-2002 | 04:01 PM
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ok i got an idea. someone suggested that i let the bad coil sit in some lemon juice or coke and then try to pull it out. it sounds like a plan and it sure as hell sounds better than buying a new coil. i will let you guys know how it turns out. hmmmmm no if only i had a secretary then i wouldnt miss any calls. oh well to bad for them. i am off to the store.
Old 11-20-2002 | 05:07 PM
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hahahaha i am so good. i finally got that little bitch out. now i just need some steel wool and i can clean out the corrosion and be driving again. thanks for all your help. and rob thanks for the lemon juice idea it helped loosen the gunk up alot.
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put a timing light on it after you are done, make sure it works



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Old 11-20-2002 | 09:33 PM
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yeah i will when i get around gotta work better thann it did. also its not going to go back together anytime soon as i am considering polishing the uim and tb. plus i am thinking about doing my single swap while i got the car apart. if i only had my new vacuum lines i would start but noooo they arent here yet....hmmmmm i am so impatient today
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