Excursion changes per year-V10
Post Fiend
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I am also looking at a 2000 v10. Can the manifold bolts be replaced wth better ones before they break? I would rather spend some money now than get stranded with my wife and kids on the side of the road somewhere. I'm not very mechanical so the idea of fixing anything on the side of the road is a scary thought for me! Also wondering about the best brand for the plug inserts and how much they cost for a complete set.
Bleed Ford Blue
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i've heard this before, but i've never had an issue with it. my 5.4 had a helicoil put in at 63k miles when it blew its first plug(stock ford plug) before i bought it. they took it to a shop and thats how they fixed it. i bought it an now almost 25k miles later at 89k shes still running strong!
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I don't think you can go hundreds of miles without doing damage remember that cylender is dead so your dragging the weight of the piston, pulling and pushing on it without the aid of spark or fuel. I wouldn't lose sleep over the plug issue, just follow the proper tsb and torque values and only use auto lite or motorcraft plugs. I used to think that that whole torque thing was stupid but in my old v10 I spit the #10 plug.. That day I bought a timsert kit and a small torque wrench and no problems ever since! I put about 20,000 miles on that before I sold it. Lesson learned, torque values are very important with aluminum heads!
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What did they do to the gauges and why do you like it?
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they changed the odo to a digital read out, and just updated to a more modern looking set-up then the 00-01.
my 2002
a 2001 cluster
my 2002
a 2001 cluster
Post Fiend
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i've heard this before, but i've never had an issue with it. my 5.4 had a helicoil put in at 63k miles when it blew its first plug(stock ford plug) before i bought it. they took it to a shop and thats how they fixed it. i bought it an now almost 25k miles later at 89k shes still running strong!
Post Fiend
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My 2000 is like the bottom one and it looks easier to read. Digital readout?
Bleed Ford Blue
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the odometer/trip on the 2002 up trucks is digital, not the rolling numbers like a old slot machine.
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Post Fiend
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I think they should have left it alone but they just had to go to digital meter which is always harder to read (except for my alarm clock etc.)
What's missing there? Engine temp and battery ?
What's missing there? Engine temp and battery ?
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Brent is right, they may not all fail, but Helicoil is not the first choice for fixing a blown spark plug. A threaded aluminum insert is though!! 
Yup. Unplug the injector and drive to where you need to go. It aint gonna hurt a dang thing.
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Diode problem was SUPPOSED to be diesel engine only.
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