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Old Feb 3, 2018 | 05:22 PM
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SPARK PLUGS CHANGE

I WANT TO REPLACE MY SPARK PLUGS ON A 99 F-250 4.6L ENGINE. WHAT PLUGS SHOULD I USE AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE ISSUES THAT THAT YEAR HAD REGARDING PLUG REMOVAL?
 
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Old Feb 4, 2018 | 08:58 AM
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Your caps-lock key is stuck...
 
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You mean a 5.4l engine?
 
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Old Feb 4, 2018 | 11:38 AM
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Yes I yell a lot. LOL No it is a 4.6L
 
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Old Feb 4, 2018 | 12:17 PM
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not a super duty then. what the heck is it. 4.6l wasn't offered.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2018 | 12:30 PM
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I have read that the 4.6l was offered that year in an "F-250", but it was not a super duty, it was based on the F-150 styling (and platform). Others disagree.

At the OP: Can you post a picture of the truck?
 
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Old Feb 4, 2018 | 12:46 PM
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I read the light duty f250 had only the 5.4 but maybe not.
if you have a 4.6 you need to head to the f150 area.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2018 | 12:48 PM
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It’s got to be in one of those 7 lug f-250 light duty’s. Use motorcraft plugs when you pull the coil and boot off before you loosen the plug use compressed air to blow out the plug well it will be full of crap that you don’t won’t falling in the motor. It will only have four threads per plug hole due to the year but and those were the ones that and the problem with the plugs coming loose at spitting due to a low torque spec from the factory so proper torque is important seems 26ftlbs is enough to keep things where the should be and not damaging he aluminum head. I would also change the boots while your doing this they aren’t expensive and do we our out and crack and arc to the head.
 
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Thanks Mike, and Dogs ride in back, and 99F-350
 
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