5.4 Stripped Spark Plug hole
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5.4 Stripped Spark Plug hole
Help,
My brother in-law just stripped out the threads on one of the spark plugs holes.
Not so bad with cast iron, but, it's an F150 with a 5.4 liter, ALUMINUM heads....
His wife just had a kid, he's broke, and the dealership wants $3,500.00 to do it....
I'll pull the head. I do not know if aluminum can be re-threaded somehow... Helicoils ....
Please help, he's a hard working young guy and a great father and great kid....
If this can be done, does anyone know by who? We are in Massachusetts but are more than happy to ship the head elsewhere.....
Thank you
My brother in-law just stripped out the threads on one of the spark plugs holes.
Not so bad with cast iron, but, it's an F150 with a 5.4 liter, ALUMINUM heads....
His wife just had a kid, he's broke, and the dealership wants $3,500.00 to do it....
I'll pull the head. I do not know if aluminum can be re-threaded somehow... Helicoils ....
Please help, he's a hard working young guy and a great father and great kid....
If this can be done, does anyone know by who? We are in Massachusetts but are more than happy to ship the head elsewhere.....
Thank you
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https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...hreadid=103042
look at this thread, in the second page they talk about a fix. i think it can be done with the head on the truck, check it out.
look at this thread, in the second page they talk about a fix. i think it can be done with the head on the truck, check it out.
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go to www.timesert.com or call them at 800-423-4070
They sell a kit that allows a person to re-thread the hole and or can put stronger/more theads in the hole. They sell one for our specific trucks. No price on site, but I think the kit is around $100 bucks or less.
If your able to remove the damaged head and the re-threader is not an option, you could always just buy two salvaged/new heads for $500 or one head for less through, car-part.com or fordpartscheap.com, or fordpartsonline.com or ebaymotors.com I hate to see a working guys work transportion down like that. Keep us informed.
Good luck.
They sell a kit that allows a person to re-thread the hole and or can put stronger/more theads in the hole. They sell one for our specific trucks. No price on site, but I think the kit is around $100 bucks or less.
If your able to remove the damaged head and the re-threader is not an option, you could always just buy two salvaged/new heads for $500 or one head for less through, car-part.com or fordpartscheap.com, or fordpartsonline.com or ebaymotors.com I hate to see a working guys work transportion down like that. Keep us informed.
Good luck.
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HI!... You need to pull the head and do like this. You will NEVER blow out a plug again with this set-up. Heli-coils have been proven to fail when installed in the 5.4 aluminum heads.
https://www.f150online.com/galleries...-794-70128.jpg
https://www.f150online.com/galleries...-794-70128.jpg
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