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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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Checked spark plug torque today

After reading so many posts about plugs shooting out after changing them I decided to go back through and recheck the torque. I changed them 10k ago and set them to 22 ft lbs. I know the spec is lower, but I got sucked into going a little tighter after reading the blownoutsparkplug guy's site. I am happy to report that all 10 were tight. Additionally the boots were in excellent shape (replaced when I did the plugs) the job only took about 1.5 hours, much faster than the actual replacement.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 02:53 PM
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Interesting report. Thanks

What year truck is it, and what is the exact manufacture date off the door sticker?
 
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 07:00 PM
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Sorry, forgot to include that. 1999 SD build 12/98. It had 167k when I bought it, I put plugs in immediately. It has 178k now.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 06:45 AM
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Definitely a short-thread head...
 
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