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Old 09-26-2013, 10:12 PM   #1
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Spark plug problem

Where are the spark plugs on a cummins, I can't find them
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Old 09-26-2013, 10:58 PM   #2
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Re: Spark plug problem

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Old 09-27-2013, 09:32 AM   #3
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here http://www.emacsz.com/uploadfiles/engine.jpg
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Old 09-28-2013, 06:41 AM   #4
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Re: Spark plug problem

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Where are the spark plugs on a cummins, I can't find them
Aren't they attached at the end of the spark plug wires.
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Old 09-28-2013, 12:52 PM   #5
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Re: Spark plug problem

In a box behind the seat? That's where mine are, at least until I get home.
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Old 09-28-2013, 01:28 PM   #6
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Re: Spark plug problem

I keep them in a van down by the river
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Old 09-29-2013, 10:54 AM   #7
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Re: Spark plug problem

they are between the blinker fluid reservoir and the kaneuter valve
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Old 09-29-2013, 08:47 PM   #8
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they are between the blinker fluid reservoir and the kaneuter valve
Kaneuter valve? I thought diesels only had muffler bearings!
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Old 09-29-2013, 08:51 PM   #9
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Kaneuter valve? I thought diesels only had muffler bearings!
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no muffler bearings. just piston return springs.
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Old 12-19-2013, 11:06 PM   #10
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Re: Spark plug problem

You have to take the Johnson rod off with a left handed screw driver (metric of course). Make sure to run hollow spark plug wires.
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Old 12-19-2013, 11:21 PM   #11
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Is it a vette motor?
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Old 12-20-2013, 02:18 AM   #12
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While changing spark plugs always check for a cracked maniform...
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Old 12-20-2013, 02:08 PM   #13
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Where are the spark plugs on a cummins, I can't find them
They are under the coils

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Old 01-25-2014, 12:25 PM   #14
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This Cummins does have spark plugs! It's a Cummins Westport.
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