Since my wires all say "mopar performance" on them and the truck has 60k miles, i think it's time for spark/wire/cap/rotor. Now the cap and rotor are real cheap, but i have no idea how to install them back there where i can't see so i called pep boys, but they said $75 for the cap and rotor labor. Which is an hour of work [:@]. But i don't want to screw it up...

 

the cap has two screws in it. one on the right and one on the left. once those are off the cap comes right off. the rotor slides off. put dielectric grease on all the contacts to help prevent corrosion. and replace the wires one by one. then you cant screw it up.
and make sure your plugs are gapped correctly, pick up the tool while you pick up your parts, i think its less than a dollar.

 

Yeah, but what if i put it on backwards?

 

You wont screw it up, the rotor only goes on one way. Take your air cleaner assembly out of the way and the cap and rotor are pretty easy to get to. Seriously save yourself the money and do it yourself. Just go slow and be sure you put the wires in the right order. Also as mentioned use the di-electric grease on all the terminals and use anti-sieze on your spark plugs both of those things will make it alot easier next time. Good Luck.

 

More specifically, the rotor has a tang on the inside that fits in a slot on the distributor shaft. It takes a frim but gentle push to seat it. Conversely, the distributor housing has a tang on it that fits into a slot on the distributor cap to align it. by looking at the pieces carefully, you should be able to see how it installs.

 

Also remove the throttle body and clean it while your in there. Having the tb off will also make everything alot easier to access.

 

Well i'm doing it in my driveway, how hard is the TB to take off?

 

4 bolts hold it on, you will need a new gasket though. It is a good idea to do this but if you dont have anyway to get the gasket then don't worry about it, you can do it later. Anyway the 4 bolts hold it on and then there are 3 sensors you need to remove. Then spray everything down well with carburetor cleaner. Not a big deal at all.

 

I don't really have the time to do that today, i'll probably finagle the wires and then change the oil next week and do the cap and rotor.

 

Oh and do i need the crush rings when i install the autolite plugs?