Something else to try, if you have room above the plugs: My slide hammer has an adapter that lets me adapt it to a set of locking pliers. You can usually rent a slide hammer from the local parts store. See if you can find long nose vice-grip type pliers that will let you get a good grip on the top of the plug. Give it a few bumps and see if it pops.

If it is the back plug then it won't work.

 

Unfortunately it was the 2 back plugs on the driver's side that the piece came off of. On a lighter note, I bought some Aerokroil and now my truck is back on the road. Thanks to the Lisle tool kit as well. All 8 plugs separated at the ground sleeve. The two rear on driver's side came out in 3 pieces, hex sleeve, porcelain and electrode, and ground sleeve with porcelain inside it. After soaking for about 30 minutes with Aerokroil the remaining 6 plugs I had to remove came out a little easier than the first two and the 2 on the driver's side pulled out with pliers whereas the night before they wouldn't budge. I replaced them with Autolite HT1s with a liberal coating of nickel anti-sieze. The thing runs better than brand new. Thanks for all the advice to get me back on the road. I can take pix of the plugs if anyone wants to see but I'm sure you've seen them all before. Thanks again, Chris.

 

Also from now on I'm sticking with top tier gas. I don't want to think of all the crud in cheaper gas gumming up my engine.

 

Congrats

 

Thanks, took me a whole week off and on just to change plugs. Inexperienced shadetree mechanics STAY AWAY!!!