Heart Stopping
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Heart Stopping
A couple of weeks back had some warranty work done on my 2000 F-350 V10 4x4, some of which was a tune-up so I could get the plugs replaced with the new plugs to avoid the plug blow-out. Today I'm driving down the road and I hear a rattle then a loud pop, pop, pop.
When I could pull over I get out and look under the hood. There sits the no. 1 capacitor up above everything and no plug to be seen. Called up the dealer after I snuck home and they towed it back to the shop. Turns out the tech forgot to torque the plug when he hand screwed it in. The threads were fine and nothing else wrong. They put in a new plug and capacitor and are washing and cleaning the truck up. All those plugs are torqued now.
When I could pull over I get out and look under the hood. There sits the no. 1 capacitor up above everything and no plug to be seen. Called up the dealer after I snuck home and they towed it back to the shop. Turns out the tech forgot to torque the plug when he hand screwed it in. The threads were fine and nothing else wrong. They put in a new plug and capacitor and are washing and cleaning the truck up. All those plugs are torqued now.
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Originally Posted by rvpuller
Be sure to keep all copy's of the original repair order and the repair ticket for the plug blow out just in case it happens again on that cylinder.
Denny
Denny
I would be willing to bet that the plug didn't just "unscrew" all the way out. Not to scare you, twayneb, just throwing up a flag is all.
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Appreciate it, I've got them and I will say I was happy when they did a complete detail on the truck. It hasn't been this clean inside since I bought it. Now I'm packed and heading to San Diego with a 2 day stop in Vegas. Gone for 5 weeks. Wish I had a lap-top so I could keep up with FTE. Using the Maxima, much cheaper on gas.
