Popping spark plugs V10
Hello All, We just retired....traded the tt?, sold the truck and got a 2016 Winnebago Vista 26HE. It's nice for us and the fuzzy kids. Now, upon reading everything I can get my hands on I can't h...
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2008 and up has lots of threads, so not popping out of plugs, and no extended shell to break off, basically you have an ordinary spark plug in your '16 model.
for older operators..........
Current thinking is to use an impact on the long reach plugs and remove them on a hot engine. Less likely to have the extended shells break off. Lisle and others make a very good tool for removing the remains of the plug that works 99-44/100 of the time without any issues. Other way to insure the plugs come out intact is to remove them frequently (every 25K miles or so) rather than leaving them till you have 100K miles and they are carbon’ed in till the shells are stuck and separate from the plug body. Champion makes a one piece shell that doesn't separate when you remove it.
Follow the link for an excellent discussion of the plug problem.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/engine/129-1012-ford-three-valve-broken-spark-plug-blues/
Charles
for older operators..........
Current thinking is to use an impact on the long reach plugs and remove them on a hot engine. Less likely to have the extended shells break off. Lisle and others make a very good tool for removing the remains of the plug that works 99-44/100 of the time without any issues. Other way to insure the plugs come out intact is to remove them frequently (every 25K miles or so) rather than leaving them till you have 100K miles and they are carbon’ed in till the shells are stuck and separate from the plug body. Champion makes a one piece shell that doesn't separate when you remove it.
Follow the link for an excellent discussion of the plug problem.
http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/engine/129-1012-ford-three-valve-broken-spark-plug-blues/
Charles
