When was excursion V10 plug blowout fixed?
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When was excursion V10 plug blowout fixed?
Hi,
I'm looking to buy either a '00 or '02. One differentiator would surely be the risk of the '00 to have the plug blowout issue.
Is it quite certain that the problem was resolved on the '02? Or might this still be an issue.. thus not a differentiator in my decision?
Thanks much... been posting lots of Qs in the EXC forum.. but was suggested to post this one here!
I'm looking to buy either a '00 or '02. One differentiator would surely be the risk of the '00 to have the plug blowout issue.
Is it quite certain that the problem was resolved on the '02? Or might this still be an issue.. thus not a differentiator in my decision?
Thanks much... been posting lots of Qs in the EXC forum.. but was suggested to post this one here!
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Originally Posted by kevin.ford-trucks
According to CARFAX, the '00 was manufactured on 4/27/00 and the '02 on 9/20/01. Do you suppose, then, they both have the same 4-5 thread head?
Keep the plugs torqued to proper specs, apply anti seize and the risk of plug blowout will be reduced if not eliminated.
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The 2003 and up all have the deeper thread count but that still does NOT eliminate the steel plug in an aluminum head issue... It does make plug blow out it rarer then it was originally but even with the low thread count heads the plug blow out issue was very rare and most always tracked to too tight or too loose a plug...
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14ft/lbs was the general consensus way back...
Someone recommends 30ft/lbs, a commercial plug blowout repairer, don't remember who... sounds very high to me.
Someone recommends 30ft/lbs, a commercial plug blowout repairer, don't remember who... sounds very high to me.
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If you use 30 foot pounds you run the risk of over torque and the predictable results...
168 inch pounds or 14Ft pounds is the recommended torque in the manuals
Based on engineering books I have, 14 ft ponds is right about the middle of the range that the hole diameter and thread count suggest... 12 ft pound (144 inch pounds) to 16 foot pounds (192 inch pounds) is the range for the dimensions I looked up assuming a hardened aluminum casting
inch pounds = foot pounds X 12
30 ft pounds would be around 100% over torque... you decide
168 inch pounds or 14Ft pounds is the recommended torque in the manuals
Based on engineering books I have, 14 ft ponds is right about the middle of the range that the hole diameter and thread count suggest... 12 ft pound (144 inch pounds) to 16 foot pounds (192 inch pounds) is the range for the dimensions I looked up assuming a hardened aluminum casting
inch pounds = foot pounds X 12
30 ft pounds would be around 100% over torque... you decide
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I use a 3/8th "click" type 100~300 inch pound torque wrench
I also use a 3/8ths ratchet wrench with short 3", medium 6", and long 9", 3/8th extensions and a wobble "U" joint with a "capture" type plug socket
YOU really need a source of compressed air to do a plug job on this motor
I blow out each hole then slightly loosen a plug, and before removing it all the way, blow out again...I do one plug at a time so to keep from blowing all the sand, mud, and crap into any open hole
I also use a 3/8ths ratchet wrench with short 3", medium 6", and long 9", 3/8th extensions and a wobble "U" joint with a "capture" type plug socket
YOU really need a source of compressed air to do a plug job on this motor
I blow out each hole then slightly loosen a plug, and before removing it all the way, blow out again...I do one plug at a time so to keep from blowing all the sand, mud, and crap into any open hole
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Forced air is a must.
I used a shop vac as a blower with a duck tape solution from the blower tip to a 3/8 flexible hose left over from a tranny fluid change, fit right over the plug.
You won't believe how much stuff gets in the plug holes.
I used a shop vac as a blower with a duck tape solution from the blower tip to a 3/8 flexible hose left over from a tranny fluid change, fit right over the plug.
You won't believe how much stuff gets in the plug holes.
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