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09-25-2012, 04:27 PM

Damn...

Had the Excursion packed and we were heading up over the Sierras for my competition when all of a sudden...POP!

At first Seamaiden thought we had blown a tire but it was a plug. Threads and all. Shit...

Ebayed a TIME-SERT plug kit to rethread the cylinder head. Gonna be a busy weekend.

tattoojim · 09-25-2012, 04:34 PM

thats a powerstroke rite? popn plugs u must have a hyperteck?

tattoojim · 09-25-2012, 04:36 PM

you run your boost over 25 lbs?

09-25-2012, 04:47 PM

Triton V-10. Apparently they're known for doing this as the head is aluminum. It's a damn great vehicle, but this seems to be a bit of a flaw from what I've read.

tattoojim · 09-25-2012, 04:53 PM

eww yeah those motors require a realy pricey plug rite..a plug just for the triton motor..
sry about your truck man..wished i could help more, but i dont know much about that motor.

greenpinky · 09-25-2012, 04:59 PM

Dam bro... this same thing happened to me. I recoilled it and it lasted a half year befor it blew out again... I just bought a new head the last tttime... those rethreading kits can't handle the compression.... and my truck is a little 4banger.....good luck .

midwestHIGHS · 09-25-2012, 05:02 PM

This happened to a family friend out on the trail during a snowmobile trip, spark plug blew right out of the cylinder. First time I ever seen that happen.

Stoner4Life · 09-25-2012, 05:18 PM

a wise old wrench told me years ago that blown out plugs were due to cross-threading when being replaced, he was probably right but 95% of heads were cast iron back then.

I guess plugs can blow clean out of aluminum heads but it seems to me they'd blow out even faster if cross-threaded in those heads.

an old friend stripped a spark plug hole on his Harley & put a heli-coil in it, lasted longer than he did.......

09-25-2012, 05:21 PM

Well honey, two down, eight to go! I wonder if there's an outfit where we can just rent one of those scopes, instead of dropping the dough ray mee on a new one.

Hello Jim.

Apparently these Excursion motors are known for blowing the plugs. It already happened to us three or four years ago, but the mechanic who did the repair has since moved and we don't know where he went. He was very good and very reasonably priced, did a lot of extra work and charged a more than fair rate for it. So, now we've only got eight more plugs to go before the whole head is heli-coiled.

09-25-2012, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaMaiden

Well honey, two down, eight to go!

I know sweetheart. Don't think it hasn't crossed my mind to go ahead and do them all in one fell swoop as this kit/procedure is known to be actually stronger/durable than the original.

09-25-2012, 04:27 PM	#1
toughmudderdave Guest Posts: n/a	Blew Out a Spark Plug!!! Damn... Had the Excursion packed and we were heading up over the Sierras for my competition when all of a sudden...POP! At first Seamaiden thought we had blown a tire but it was a plug. Threads and all. Shit... Ebayed a TIME-SERT plug kit to rethread the cylinder head. Gonna be a busy weekend.
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09-25-2012, 04:59 PM	#6
greenpinky Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: wild wild west Posts: 801	Dam bro... this same thing happened to me. I recoilled it and it lasted a half year befor it blew out again... I just bought a new head the last tttime... those rethreading kits can't handle the compression.... and my truck is a little 4banger.....good luck . __________________ Just another show
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09-25-2012, 05:18 PM	#8
Stoner4Life Medicinal Advocate Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: wandering further down the path less travelled Posts: 24,474	a wise old wrench told me years ago that blown out plugs were due to cross-threading when being replaced, he was probably right but 95% of heads were cast iron back then. I guess plugs can blow clean out of aluminum heads but it seems to me they'd blow out even faster if cross-threaded in those heads. an old friend stripped a spark plug hole on his Harley & put a heli-coil in it, lasted longer than he did.......
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09-25-2012, 04:34 PM	#2
tattoojim Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: where the wind spins Posts: 46	thats a powerstroke rite? popn plugs u must have a hyperteck?
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09-25-2012, 04:36 PM	#3
tattoojim Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: where the wind spins Posts: 46	you run your boost over 25 lbs?
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09-25-2012, 04:47 PM	#4
toughmudderdave Guest Posts: n/a	Triton V-10. Apparently they're known for doing this as the head is aluminum. It's a damn great vehicle, but this seems to be a bit of a flaw from what I've read.
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09-25-2012, 04:53 PM	#5
tattoojim Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: where the wind spins Posts: 46	eww yeah those motors require a realy pricey plug rite..a plug just for the triton motor.. sry about your truck man..wished i could help more, but i dont know much about that motor.
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09-25-2012, 05:02 PM	#7
midwestHIGHS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 947	This happened to a family friend out on the trail during a snowmobile trip, spark plug blew right out of the cylinder. First time I ever seen that happen.
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09-25-2012, 05:21 PM	#9
SeaMaiden Guest Posts: n/a	Well honey, two down, eight to go! I wonder if there's an outfit where we can just rent one of those scopes, instead of dropping the dough ray mee on a new one. Hello Jim. Apparently these Excursion motors are known for blowing the plugs. It already happened to us three or four years ago, but the mechanic who did the repair has since moved and we don't know where he went. He was very good and very reasonably priced, did a lot of extra work and charged a more than fair rate for it. So, now we've only got eight more plugs to go before the whole head is heli-coiled.
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