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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 10:31 AM
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94 explorer,sparkplugs melting

my 94 explorer melted all 6 plugs 3 years ago,don't know why. i changed all the injectors and it ran fine for 3 years. again it is melting all 6 plugs,don't know what to do.everyone i talk to has never heard of melting down all 6 plugs .even the plug insulaters are destroyed.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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How many miles on these plugs? Maybe the gaps have opened up & increased resistance?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 01:12 PM
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about 40,000,however 3 years ago plugs lasted less than 1oo miles on the e-way with this problem.check engine light comes on after only afew miles.super star computer points to egr valve.is this possible?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 01:21 PM
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What code was puled? If the EGR isnt opening the combustion chamber will run hot & it will probably ping when you stomp on it. Is it doing that?
Are the plug electrodes white & blistered?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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How many miles on these plugs? Maybe the gaps have opened up & increased resistance?
Any gap at all has infinite resistance, it's hard to increase infinity.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 04:14 PM
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Well, so much for that theory. See if the EGR is working as it should.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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plugs are destroyed,whats left is mostly black.codes kicked out are as follows; 181-fuel rich limit-rt. side,186 -injector pulse width high,189-fuel rich limit-left side,332-egr valve not opening
 
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:20 PM
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186 can also be "MAF voltage lower than expected". Search this site for how to clean the MAF or go here www.glue.umd.edu/~singletn/exp.html The MAF would probably also explain the 181. Could'nt hurt to run it for a minute, shut it off & remove the vacuum hose from the fuel pressure regulator. It should be dry.
 
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I changed the egr exhaust tube(had a hole in it)but the check engine light still came on after 2 or 3 miles.After driving for a few days the check engine light does not come on now.The computer memory probaly reset itself,since I did not clear all the codes.Maybe it's fixed.Time will tell.I thank everyone for thier input.
 
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