# 1970s Urban Legends: Cars that required engine removal to replace spark plugs?

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**Created:** [April 20, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1970s-urban-legends-cars-that-required-engine-removal-to-replace-spark-plugs/72015 "2012-04-20T16:40:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![JosephEMeehan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@JosephEMeehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JosephEMeehan)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1970s-urban-legends-cars-that-required-engine-removal-to-replace-spark-plugs/72015/2 "2012-04-20T17:25:58Z")

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I don’t know about the Vega, but over the years there have been more than one make/model that needed some real effort including lifting the engine a little (not necessarily removing it).

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