Gas vs PSD
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I don't know how it happened or even why. 1 thing I'm pretty sure of though its not like sand man wants us to believe. When a spark plug is spit it don't just "fall out". I imagine there's pressure there. If it blew on the ignition I'm real sure that plug was moving. It would be easy to find out how much pressure it could have.
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Here is an old article from 2007. It will give you PSDs more reason to keep the DSLs. When reading further down in the article not one plug was thrown through the the hood and hey it was only one truck that burnt up. Now that would fall into the stimulus package.
Spit Spark Plug Ignites Ford Truck
Spit Spark Plug Ignites Ford Truck
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Why am I going to go out my way to prove it to you. I don't what you believe. Its not my point. My point is some of you are to lazy to do some research or don't know how. And sit around and run there their mouth. My point was the v10 has had problems. Proof that wrong. Where's your proof? BTW I could proof it though. I can post his work order. No I'm not cause like I said I don't care what you think. Now if you had acted like you has some sense and was wanting to learn something I would have gone out my way to get the info to board. Attacking me doesn't get the results you want.
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From the linked article showing burned down Ford as a result of spit plug.
This is just another proof (besides promoting gas guzzlers) how far can "corporate dollars" make into the politics in this country.
What makes me wonder is howcome V10 owners instead of demanding safety for themself, their families and coworkers - keep downplaying the problem?
Instead of putting consumer safety first, NHTSA is backing Ford. It's refusing to consider spit spark plugs beyond stating that its analysis of 474 complaints describing the incidents "found only a very few alleged any safety-related consequences. None of these showed any evidence of a serious safety consequence."
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This is the same NHTSA that in the last year has recalled 45,000 Honda Civic hybrids because the engine could stall; 1.2 million Honda and Acura vehicles because their owners manual had incorrect information about NHTSA's "safety hotline;" a few hundred thousands Nissan Altimas and Sentras because the engine could stop running at slow speeds; 45,000 Chrysler vehicles because leaking brake fluid could start an engine fire.
The agency made Audi stage a second recall of some A6 sedans, claiming a previous recall had not fixed a headlight switch that could short out and start a fire.
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This is the same NHTSA that in the last year has recalled 45,000 Honda Civic hybrids because the engine could stall; 1.2 million Honda and Acura vehicles because their owners manual had incorrect information about NHTSA's "safety hotline;" a few hundred thousands Nissan Altimas and Sentras because the engine could stop running at slow speeds; 45,000 Chrysler vehicles because leaking brake fluid could start an engine fire.
The agency made Audi stage a second recall of some A6 sedans, claiming a previous recall had not fixed a headlight switch that could short out and start a fire.
What makes me wonder is howcome V10 owners instead of demanding safety for themself, their families and coworkers - keep downplaying the problem?
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I guess that explains everything.
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I keep wondering how you can keep violating FTE guidelines bringing politics BS into this thread time after time and not get an infraction.
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For the sheets and giggles I went to goggle and typed the same phrase... Ford ____ problems changing the blank to V10, 7.3, 6.0, 6.4 and in that order this is the amount of results are as follows. Keeping in mind it searched for that phrase. So it could be any problem with in that search. All things being equal only the engine changed in the search.
V10 -- 240,000
7.3 -- 994,000
6.0 -- 1,810,000
6.4 -- 993,000
V10 -- 240,000
7.3 -- 994,000
6.0 -- 1,810,000
6.4 -- 993,000
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For the sheets and giggles I went to goggle and typed the same phrase... Ford ____ problems changing the blank to V10, 7.3, 6.0, 6.4 and in that order this is the amount of results are as follows. Keeping in mind it searched for that phrase. So it could be any problem with in that search. All things being equal only the engine changed in the search.
V10 -- 240,000
7.3 -- 994,000
6.0 -- 1,810,000
6.4 -- 993,000
V10 -- 240,000
7.3 -- 994,000
6.0 -- 1,810,000
6.4 -- 993,000
V10 240,000
6.4 985,000
6.0 1,760,000
7.3 990,000
Seems like you added a few thousand to the diesels, but you got the V10 right. However, if I google "ford v10 blown spark plug fires" there are 216,000 results there also...
Now, I'm not trying to stir the pot here, but Google results mean absolutely nothing. All it is is a ranking. If you went to the last page on ANY of the listed subjects, you'd probably find a crayon picture with a 4yr old writing I wish I had a *insert engine size here*... Even if the numbers were relatively close, they sell 6-7 PSD's for every V10, so that would mean the V10 has more issues than the 6.4 using your Google rankings...
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Than I guess only some can't see that we have well over 8000 replies in this topic, that violate FTE guidlines.
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Now, I'm not trying to stir the pot here, but Google results mean absolutely nothing. All it is is a ranking. If you went to the last page on ANY of the listed subjects, you'd probably find a crayon picture with a 4yr old writing I wish I had a *insert engine size here*... Even if the numbers were relatively close, they sell 6-7 PSD's for every V10, so that would mean the V10 has more issues than the 6.4 using your Google rankings...
Bad news >>> most of them are mine
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I am not downplaying anything. Put them in right and it will NEVER be a problem.
Why is that?
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I was close to loosing my Ford due the windshield wiper circuit shortening on parked truck. Others lost not only the trucks, but also their homes due to shortening CC circuit. Do I say the Ford is perfectly safe truck?
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I never had CC switch problem.