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Failing plugs usually will misfire when under load only. Does it get worse as you hit a hill? Mine shook like crazy in O/D going up hills at 45-50 MPH and when I took it out of O/D to take low RPM load off of the engine, it cleared up right away. I can almost guarantee your issue is the same one I had. I replaced my spark plugs and it hasn't happened since. That was 44,000 miles ago.
One thing I want to mention; If you're not familiar with the spark plug design on these year 5.4s. These are not your regular spark plugs. They have a 2 piece design and the bottom piece of the plug is a porcelain shell that can break off in the head during removal due to carbon seizing it into the well. There is an extractor tool by Lisle part #65600 to extract the shell. There are some good videos on YouTube showing proper procedure for spark plug removal, shell extraction with the Lisle tool, etc. I also recommend running a few tanks of Chevron Techron before tackling this job, which will help to break loose the carbon from the porcelain shell.
One thing I want to mention; If you're not familiar with the spark plug design on these year 5.4s. These are not your regular spark plugs. They have a 2 piece design and the bottom piece of the plug is a porcelain shell that can break off in the head during removal due to carbon seizing it into the well. There is an extractor tool by Lisle part #65600 to extract the shell. There are some good videos on YouTube showing proper procedure for spark plug removal, shell extraction with the Lisle tool, etc. I also recommend running a few tanks of Chevron Techron before tackling this job, which will help to break loose the carbon from the porcelain shell.
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