Valuable Lesson Learned....
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Valuable Lesson Learned....
So new streets are being built behind my house. I decided over the weekend to take a gander at the new streets. They were flooded with rain water. It was at this point I decided to embarke on an exciting science project...How fast can a 2002 F150 SCREW run through flooded streets....
Needless to say, after a 40mph entrance into the water, 10 miles/hour was all I could muster. However, my truck didn't much care for the water. It started running really bad. The air filter was comletely soaked with water and water was standing in the air box. #8 COP was gone. #8 plug was muddy. I decided to replace all the plugs at this point...4 hours and 100 curse words later, the job was finally finished. I swear I will trade this truck in before changing spark plugs in it again!
The OEM plugs are no longer available. The new ones have twice as many threads and should help with the blowing out issue the plugs have had in the past.
Lesson learned....water down the intake is NOT a good thing....
Needless to say, after a 40mph entrance into the water, 10 miles/hour was all I could muster. However, my truck didn't much care for the water. It started running really bad. The air filter was comletely soaked with water and water was standing in the air box. #8 COP was gone. #8 plug was muddy. I decided to replace all the plugs at this point...4 hours and 100 curse words later, the job was finally finished. I swear I will trade this truck in before changing spark plugs in it again!
The OEM plugs are no longer available. The new ones have twice as many threads and should help with the blowing out issue the plugs have had in the past.
Lesson learned....water down the intake is NOT a good thing....
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OMG OW!
Usually water in the intake is not a good thing. Sorry you had to have a bad experience and you are right...changing the plugs is not fun either.
At least though you didn't have to go through the hassles of what I saw this past weekend. Went saturday to the lake to play with the boat, and yes, someone was careless and in goes the truck, boat, trailer and all. Only the hood and the windshield were exposed out of water. probably would of been fine but the driver kept romping the throttle even as he was sliding back further instead of just locking the brakes and shutting down the engine, then he tried to restart 3 times after the engine died. wound up locking the motor. I hooked up and pulled him back out then let him use my cell phone to call a tow truck, (Had to drop the boat in the water though, too big. I didnt want to chance it happening to me too.). He dropped his in the water when he tried to use it standing in 4 ft of water on the ramp. He should of stayed home that day....and either gotten a smaller boat or a larger truck. He had a 35 ft cruiser attached to the back of a Dodge half ton. Had to have someone else with a one ton FORD hook up his trailer to retrieve his boat.
Usually water in the intake is not a good thing. Sorry you had to have a bad experience and you are right...changing the plugs is not fun either.
At least though you didn't have to go through the hassles of what I saw this past weekend. Went saturday to the lake to play with the boat, and yes, someone was careless and in goes the truck, boat, trailer and all. Only the hood and the windshield were exposed out of water. probably would of been fine but the driver kept romping the throttle even as he was sliding back further instead of just locking the brakes and shutting down the engine, then he tried to restart 3 times after the engine died. wound up locking the motor. I hooked up and pulled him back out then let him use my cell phone to call a tow truck, (Had to drop the boat in the water though, too big. I didnt want to chance it happening to me too.). He dropped his in the water when he tried to use it standing in 4 ft of water on the ramp. He should of stayed home that day....and either gotten a smaller boat or a larger truck. He had a 35 ft cruiser attached to the back of a Dodge half ton. Had to have someone else with a one ton FORD hook up his trailer to retrieve his boat.
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From: Wheatland, Mo
I wish! I had just unloaded my camcorder from the truck for my daughters graduation. I was smacking myself for not having it...BUT!!! Some guy there did get pics and he has my email. If he sends em...I'll post em.
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