Spitting Spark Plugs

**stump0331** · #1 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006, 01:08 AM

Oh the greatness of a diesel engine

spitting spark plugs

**Maintain** · #2 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006, 02:04 AM

yup... mine never spits spark plugs... does yours!?

**stump0331** · #3 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006, 02:08 AM

never

**Maintain** · #4 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006, 02:12 AM

without knocking on wood, I can BET you I won't have this problem in the future either..>>

**stump0331** · #5 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006, 02:19 AM

doubtful

***00f250*** · #6 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006, 03:43 AM

Wow, glad I don't have that problem.

**Rodslinger** · #7 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006, 04:11 AM

I don't doubt it'll happen to mine some day - as many gassers as my rig eats it's bound to get full and spit a spark plug through the hood eventually.

***raveer2000*** · #8 (**permalink**) 10-28-2006, 08:46 AM

First I have heard of this.. I have a gas burner ford.. Does anyone know a way to prevent this before it happens.

MR.BIGHILLBILLY74 · #9 (**permalink**) 10-29-2006, 09:11 PM

Rumors say that it happens after the owners replace the plugs. Remember these trucks have 100,000 mile plugs in them. When the plugs are replaced the person over tightens them and with an aluminum block it just weakens the threads. Plus most of us go with a different brand of spark plug and the thread lengths are different and all this combined spells problems around 115,000 to 130,000 miles! Weakened threads and not enough threads just blow out!

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