Would you buy a 86k rig ?
Non rental, great condition, everything in working order, some service records. 2001. Thanks for your input
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Ford did not issue a recall for the spark plug treads having been cut wrong the heads in question are the ones that the spark plug threads are cut too small for the plug to be properly torqued not enough meat on the treads .
And no recall was issued otherwise I would have gotten one for my unit, Toyota might do things differently after the stuck accelerator fiasco, but as I said before Ford did not have a recall no one died because the plugs flew out of the hole, they did not even fall of since there is the boot and the individual coil to hood them in place.
There is a whole section in the internet devoted to the spark plug problem and how to solve it, that is where I found the name of the company that makes he tool to repair the spark plug threads.
I had two spark plugs that were lose and one that was marginal, some of the heads that were manufactured at a different plant had no problems, so those that have gone a lot of miles with no problem have the good heads to start.
A recall is issued when there is a safety issue that can endanger the occupants or outsiders, a blown spark plug or a blown head gasket will not make the vehicle not stop or not steer, you will loose some power but not much and the computer on the V10 will compensate for the cylinder that is misfiring and you will get home.
In any case the issue is if the unit that is being sold with 68K is in good condition or has problems that they want to get rid off.
navegator
And no recall was issued otherwise I would have gotten one for my unit, Toyota might do things differently after the stuck accelerator fiasco, but as I said before Ford did not have a recall no one died because the plugs flew out of the hole, they did not even fall of since there is the boot and the individual coil to hood them in place.
There is a whole section in the internet devoted to the spark plug problem and how to solve it, that is where I found the name of the company that makes he tool to repair the spark plug threads.
I had two spark plugs that were lose and one that was marginal, some of the heads that were manufactured at a different plant had no problems, so those that have gone a lot of miles with no problem have the good heads to start.
A recall is issued when there is a safety issue that can endanger the occupants or outsiders, a blown spark plug or a blown head gasket will not make the vehicle not stop or not steer, you will loose some power but not much and the computer on the V10 will compensate for the cylinder that is misfiring and you will get home.
In any case the issue is if the unit that is being sold with 68K is in good condition or has problems that they want to get rid off.
navegator
