5.4 and spark plugs

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Old 01-18-2004, 05:18 PM
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5.4 and spark plugs

how do you know when your 5.4 has blown a spark plug? does the engine still turn over? i see people talking about spark plug problems all the time, just want to know what to look for god forbid anything happend in the future.
 
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It will still run, it will make a loud popping noise because there is no sparkplug in the hole to hold in the compression. You should be able to see a COP up and out of place if it has blown a plug.
It will also have a dead miss.
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OUR 03'S WENT FROM 3 THREADS TO 5 for the sparkplugs- to allebiate this problem-phil
 




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