Blew out a spark plug
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Interesting reading the different torque specs as I am pretty sure he told me 28 lbs on the plus is what he uses and recommends but I could be wrong. Doesn't help the OP but anyone in the SD/SoCal area he will change all plugs with the correct type/brand. Don't remember the exact price but was around $150 total for the service, parts included. I was told $200 for a plug change by the indi shop I use for things I don't care to do.
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That knocking, ticking, tapping sound you hear when you have a spark plug loose. When I had one blow it ticked a week before it blew and it was definitely louder when cold, now I understand why.
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I did use spradley in Cheyenne. Tonight it is a plug on the opposite side of the engine than in Cheyenne. And of course this time it happened in the middle of nowhere New Mexico.
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Dam, it sounds like somebody got them all too tight or to loose. I would get them all out of there if you haven't already.
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I'm the one that did the plugs and I might have messed it up but I don't know why it would take a year and a half for things to go ****ty. At this point we are damn close to getting rid of it if we can get to a town with a decent dealer. We have sunk so much into the Ex in the last year that putting more into it is rediculous.
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I'm the one that did the plugs and I might have messed it up but I don't know why it would take a year and a half for things to go ****ty. At this point we are damn close to getting rid of it if we can get to a town with a decent dealer. We have sunk so much into the Ex in the last year that putting more into it is rediculous.
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Where in NM are you?
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I'm the one that did the plugs and I might have messed it up but I don't know why it would take a year and a half for things to go ****ty. At this point we are damn close to getting rid of it if we can get to a town with a decent dealer. We have sunk so much into the Ex in the last year that putting more into it is rediculous.
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