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Mar 11, 2008 | 02:22 PM

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greenego

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I guess it would be easy to think the worst when something like that happens with all the noise and loss of power so I guess he was somewhat relieved to find out it was a blown out plug.

Mar 11, 2008 | 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Monsta

Guess that would depend on why it blew... But then again, why should they? They warrantied it, disclosed the warranty period, put everything in writing, had service available in the event something went wrong during the covered period. The period ended and Ford isn't responsible for anything after that.

Sucks that it happened but he shouldn't go to Ford about it.

Uhhhh...leave it on the side of the road and put FREE sign on it ??!??

They should do something about it because they have a reputation to uphold. One of their motors blew at 82k.... Come on that is ridiculous, they should at least offer some sort of help. Now if the guy has never taken it in to get serviced or anything like that, then they should say sorry but you have to take better care of your truck...

Mar 11, 2008 | 02:35 PM

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I thought the heads had been upgraded by 05 and had more threads where the plugs go in. I'm not sure but there are some far more knowledgable people on here that would know when the heads were improved.

Mar 11, 2008 | 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by f-150 on 22's

Did you even read the previous 5 posts???

Mar 11, 2008 | 07:34 PM

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is the tip of the spark plug considered "internal"?

I don't know, I'm just typing what I heard him say. It was 3 in the morning and he was standing on the side of the freeway no longer going fishing for the day. So maybe his mind wasn't quite right.

Slight difference from a popped plug and...a rod hanging out the side of the block!
BTW...I thought the 4 liter engines were the only ones known to shot out a plug?

Mar 11, 2008 | 09:38 PM

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Slight difference from a popped plug and...a rod hanging out the side of the block!
BTW...I thought the 4 liter engines were the only ones known to shot out a plug?

Yeah, that's an understatement!! Maybe he's a "glass half empty" kind of guy. Then when things aren't as bad as they once seemed, you feel better!

Not sure about the 4 liter shooting out plugs. But after he shot the #2 plug out he effectively had a 4.725 L. Does that change things?

Mar 11, 2008 | 09:47 PM

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f-150 on 22's

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Did you even read the previous 5 posts???

Nope, not till after I posted a response to his reply to that because I thought that it was total bull with what he said about ford not owing him nothing.

Mar 12, 2008 | 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by f-150 on 22's

Nope, not till after I posted a response to his reply to that because I thought that it was total bull with what he said about ford not owing him nothing.

so what is a decent life span for a motor?

100k, 150k, 200k miles? IMO, Ford owes him nothing but a place to get the repair done. if the guy is a loyal customer at that dealership, then maybe they'll cut him a deal on the labor or parts. that's about it from my perspective