yep, it's always good to have someone to teach you. I was lucky in that my grandfather and uncle were mechanics by trade and my father worked a second job in a garage for years when I was growing up. Hell, when I was just a yonker, my old man and uncle worked saturdays at a local track on a stock car crew.

I HATED working on cars when I was in my teens, was kinda like being forced to eat liver! But by the time I hit my early 20s, I loved it and found that just tinkering with my trucks and Jeeps was a good stress reliever from working in the technology field that I went into.

As far as the plugs go, they are indeed a bi*ch compared to most other vehicles. The rear two are knuckle busters to be sure. But with a little patience and the right adapters for your socket set, they are doable.

IMO go with the standard, inexpensive Champions. There has been no evidence to show me that the "premium" plugs give any benefit in this engine. With 30k recommended changes regardless of plug type, the Champions will hold up just fine. Now in an engine that recommends 100k changes, like the 4.7 HO in my Jeep, then there would be a great benefit to a "premium" platinum type plug, as a matter of fact, according to the manual for a 4.7 HO, they ARE REQUIRED. But for the Hemi, nope...

 

Hammer i know what u mean, i was always a daddys boy so watever he did i was right beside from the age of 3 all the way up to now, my dad is a jack of all trades, he can do anything, i was lucky having a great father liek that to show me everything and anything i can do..

 

yeah. my dad is a worthless pile of crap but ive got a bunch of uncles and a grandfather that taught me all that stuff. one of my best friends is like that though. i had to show him how to lift the hood on his first car. now hes a mechanic in the navy!! lol we all gotta start somewhere!

i just changed my plugs a couple weeks ago!! those back two are freakin retarded!! i would like to go find the genius who designed that crap and shove his head back there with those plugs!!!! lol

 

i will be changin my plugs for the first time in 8k more miles, i havent even looked at them yet to see how difficult its going to be haha

 

When people would ask if I was a mechanic, I'd tell them I could fix anything but a relationship!

 

Why do u think jesus was single the whole 33 years he walked this earth? he knew he couldnt do wat he did with a naggin woman beside him the whole time lol

 

Going to change my plugs this weekend i was waiting to hit 60,000 miles before i changed them

 

Well i went and bought the spark plug's $1.69 each not bad so got home and pulled the first plug on the drivers side and it was like brand new a little gray thats it so they must of changed the plugs at 43,000 when we bought the truck now its at 60,000 so i put the plug back and i will change them at 80,000 the motor must be clean oil is at 3,000 and still clean

 

Mine were like that also when i went to change them but being I had already bought them, I went ahead and did them all. Glad to see you have a well running engine

 

Well like weedahoe said seens i have them should just put them in only took about 4hrs but worth it truck runs a lot better and now i don't have to worry about them untill spring i tourqed them at 11 1/2 foot pounds i hope thats good i would hate to retourqe the plugs lol well now its on to the tranny and rear diff