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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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Head problem

the other day i started my truck and i could hear a ticking sound, so i thought well one of my spark plugs must be loose or a wire is loose. Upon further inspection the bac(one nearest cab)k plug wire is a little burnt looking and when i tried to take out the plug it just turned.. Ergh now i think that the threads in the heads are stripped. Does anyone have any other opinions about it? where can i get another head at? i figure one from the dealership would be very high in price. Oh and its an 89 300 I6.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by MrV300xlt
the other day i started my truck and i could hear a ticking sound, so i thought well one of my spark plugs must be loose or a wire is loose. Upon further inspection the bac(one nearest cab)k plug wire is a little burnt looking and when i tried to take out the plug it just turned.. Ergh now i think that the threads in the heads are stripped. Does anyone have any other opinions about it? where can i get another head at? i figure one from the dealership would be very high in price. Oh and its an 89 300 I6.
NAPA sells a spark plug thread repair kit, basically a heli-coil, if it works it'd be alot cheaper than a head....and faster too.
 
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