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Old May 20, 2008 | 12:41 AM
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8 plug to 4 plug head

I burned a couple valves in my 2.3 8 plug head and I have a 4 plug turbo head. And I was wondering how much of a pain in the butt it was to swap over to the 4 plug head?
 
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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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Why would you want to. Your truck has coil pack ignition and is designed for 8 plugs. The 8 plug design is the feature that gives the 2.3 Ranger its untouchable fuel economy. No other 4 cylinder truck can come close. I would imagine you would have all sorts of unanticipated problems. If you burned the valves, replace the valves and valve seats.
 
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