spark plugs?
08-24-2008, 04:30 PM
#14
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 233
Hey Gang,
I have some new insight and hope for the plug issue.
I just changed mine at 54k(its modifide but I bought it to drive
).
I followed the tsb to the letter and had absolutely NO issues with them coming out. Also there was very little carbon. I waited so long for two reasons:
1) I wanted to wait until I could find the plugs at a cheaper price.
(Got two sets at Summit for 4.95 ea. per plug but, this was thier type error and that price does not exist anymore).
2) I wanted to test the theory that the issue was not as wide spread as many had thought but, was the result of a bad batch of plugs and not every plug.
Most of the breakage issues were with the earlier 3valve F-150 trucks and very few early 3 valve Mustangs, and the Stangs that were effected were all 05's (to my knowledge).
Further to test my theory, I took 16 used plugs that I gathered from different cars and placed all of them in a vise (one at a time) and placed great force and torque on each plug and Not one of them seperated. I finally did break a few but it was with un-realistic means.
No Fear!
I have some new insight and hope for the plug issue.
I just changed mine at 54k(its modifide but I bought it to drive
).I followed the tsb to the letter and had absolutely NO issues with them coming out. Also there was very little carbon. I waited so long for two reasons:
1) I wanted to wait until I could find the plugs at a cheaper price.
(Got two sets at Summit for 4.95 ea. per plug but, this was thier type error and that price does not exist anymore).
2) I wanted to test the theory that the issue was not as wide spread as many had thought but, was the result of a bad batch of plugs and not every plug.
Most of the breakage issues were with the earlier 3valve F-150 trucks and very few early 3 valve Mustangs, and the Stangs that were effected were all 05's (to my knowledge).
Further to test my theory, I took 16 used plugs that I gathered from different cars and placed all of them in a vise (one at a time
) and placed great force and torque on each plug and Not one of them seperated. I finally did break a few but it was with un-realistic means.No Fear!
08-24-2008, 06:09 PM
#16
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 196
Perhaps you had very little carbon because of so many WOT's! After all, you bought it to drive it. lol
08-25-2008, 10:01 AM
#17
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Ewing, NJ
Posts: 740
thanks for the info! makes me feel better. (sorry for the hijack!)
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