RE: Need advice badly on plug wire issue

["Marc Getty" <marc.getty@temple.edu>]

The car is toast Jeff! Junk the POS! Let me know if and when you do... ;-)

-Marc

 
-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Toomasson
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 2:29 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org (E-mail)
Subject: SOT: Need advice badly on plug wire issue

Hi all - I was trying to change the plug wires on my M5 (a DOHC engine).
Plug wires shouldn't be _that_ hard to change, right?

Well - this is a new one to me. Check this out:

http://validpath.com/images/M5/brokewire.JPG

Yes - the receptable in the plug wire on the #2 cylinder completely severed
while I was trying to remove it! F*CK!

The rubber boot from the wire and the lower half of the receptacle are still
mated to the plug and is flush with the plug recess:

http://validpath.com/images/M5/plugrecess.JPG

Should I:

A) try to tap a hole into the receptacle and get a screw in there? I have a
pointed punch that I can reach w/ it (barely)...
B) try to fuse the wire back to the receptacle with some epoxy?

I've already tried using long hemostats, but I can't get enough of a grab...

Any suggestions??   :( 

Thanks, jeff


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