I've read some posts where guys have had sparkplugs spit from their motors. Does anybody know why? Has it happened to vehicles with IC leaks? Without IC leaks? Is it just a plug that wasn't torqued correctly? Is it water being compressed in the cylinder from leaky IC? What do we do to avoid this, if possible? I've just never heard of this happening with the regularity I've seen here on this board.

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I think it's kind of a cool feature. How many other people do you know who can say they've had to install a burst panel in their street car or truck. Makes me feel like John Force or something.

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Talk to Bob over on the NLOC HALO forum. He's recently become the expert on spark plug blowouts. http://nloc.org/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000530.html http://nloc.org/ubb/Forum7/HTML/000540.html

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dogman,
I just recently had 2 plugs break off at the tips,i talked to a ford mechanic about it and he thought it could be from detonation occuring and the type of plug i was using did not hold up very well from this problem.

 

#5 for me, and a few others out there as well. Not quite sure why this happens, but dont think it has anything to do with the 1% leaky intercoolers out there
Mine was repaired by Jim D'Amore with a heli-coil, not the right way, but when your desperate and 150 miles from home, it'll work

I was told by Sal that there was a FORD write up on this a while back. I'm sure one of the TECH's will pull up the info for it.

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Thanks for the link. I just want to be prepared for when it happens. It seems that most of our Lightnings share the same ailments, sooner or later.

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I talked to an SVE engineer about spark plugs and he said that you need to put them in when the engine is cold. He said if the engine is hot when you install the plugs it will spit them out.

 

I would believe the temperature thing, but not too sure about the block possibly being warped...I hope not

 

High Roller, what plugs were you using? Is there a consesus now on the type of plug to run? NGK's or Splitfires? Appreciate the feedback.

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What was the final consensus on the torque masters, I still have 8 of them sitting here?

 

dogman,
I was using the splitfires when they broke but i am the 1st to have a problem with them though because several are running them in there trucks right know.I will probably go back to my NGK 4177 TR6 plug gapped at .044 this time around.

 

I threw my TorqueMasters in the trash. Would not run at all in my truck, and the fine "gentleman" refused to take them back. Now using the NGK's and am very happy with them.

 

NGK TR'6 have worked rather well for me. No need for those 'exotic" plugs that will fail over time.
I gap at .040 for Nitrous, and .045 without.