# Changing spark plugs **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** e350, ford\ **Created:** [January 10, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-spark-plugs/42226 "2010-01-10T20:19:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![underwatermechanic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@underwatermechanic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/underwatermechanic)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-spark-plugs/42226/1 "2010-01-10T20:19:44Z")
1995 Ford F-350 van with 5.8L engine: Changing spark plugs on cylinders 1-6 is easy. Cylinder 7 is time-consuming because of having to remove the right front wheel and the diverter air control valve in order to remove and replace the spark plug wire and the spark plug. I had enough trouble trying to find the plug for cylinder one, now I wonder if ther is any specific instructions for gaining access to the plug and wire. Can I just remove the air cleaner assembly or do I have to also remove the alternator or something else??? The vehicle has 180,000 miles on it and I’m not sure I’ve ever changed the plug in number one cylinder. It’s possible I stopped at cylindr 7, planning to do 8 later and just put it off. The shop manual I have is useless, it’s instruction are simply, remove wire, remove plug, check gap on new plug, screw in new plug…etc. Thanks, p.s. you Jan 09th puzzler was a repeat, except the earlier version had greyish water vapor coming out of the tail pipe of the suspect vehicle ---
**Author:** ![underwatermechanic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/aca169/32.png) [@underwatermechanic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/underwatermechanic)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-spark-plugs/42226/2 "2010-01-10T20:20:49Z")
I think you meant cylinder 8, not cylindr 1. ---
**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-spark-plugs/42226/3 "2010-01-12T02:46:10Z")
Check a Ford Truck board.