@Brenten.Ryan-AZ question for you my brother, have you ever heard of F150s "spitting out" spark plugs?

ooosh

Wouldn't that mean a whole lot of pressure in the heads?

I don't know, it would seem like the logical thing, or do they just back out? Which I would find hard to believe, because the fuel rail is over top the ignition coil.

Like, wiggle out?

I guess I could see that. After all you really just screw them in.

I bought a used F150, fleet vehicle as is. It had a code for the O2 sensor, so I bought it thinking that's an easy fix. So I swapped it out and no more codes. It's running a little rough so I thought spark plugs or ignition coils. Spark plugs are cheaper so I started to change them and I got to bank 1 plug 2 and it's tac wielded in. The others are fine.

Ah so you think prior owner welded them?

Yes sir

That's the picture I could get down inside that hole

On the right side is the tac. I was going to knock it off, but I don't have a stick welder if I need to tac it back in.

What if it means the threads were stripped?

Or cross threaded. Would retapping it fix it? I feel like that would make the plug to loose.

I've never run into this problem.

Yeah it's a tricky one. Do you have contact for the guy you bought it from?

What year is the truck? ‘99 and later?

If so, there were only 4 threads so they popped out every so often.

Ford has a special tap and dye kit specifically for that but it’s 600$ and generic tap kits won’t work.

@RevStench it is a common issue I have heard of with the 4.2 and 4.6’s

There you go, I have a 4.6. It's a 2010. Would a dealership be able to fix the problem? Or do I have to bite the bullet and buy that tap?
The truck is like brand new, and I got it for $7500 so I don't mind putting some money into it.

It would probably be cheaper and less time consuming to have the dealership take care it.

The heads have to come off the the kit in my opinion is too fucking expensive to have a one or 2 time use out of it.

*and the kit

@RevStench but take it to an actual Ford dealership

Word, thanks man. I'm trying to treat this truck well, and I don't really trust some of these little auto shops around me, the actual Ford dealership was my only choice haha.

Good shit man, glad to help with the choice.

Keep us updated with her man

Will do, thank you.

@RevStench hey man if you search around on the web there's a tool that they use to extract those plugs because when you try to remove that it will probably break. There are techniques where you can put something like seafoam or something down in there and let it soak and saturate for a while and try to break it loose but they're notorious for that I would not take it to a dealer will be somebody else out there that can fix it for you for a lot cheaper I got the name of a good mechanic on Bardstown Road at fegenbush way.

Bardstown at Fegenbush is Bill Collins Ford?

Harpers chevron on Bardstown Road across from it. He's great! Been there 30 yrs and reasonable.

Ahh ok, I know where that is.

He's good

replaced front pads and rotors, went to bleed brakes and the brake fluid was dry. which explains why brake pedal was going thru the floor. the brake fluid reservior has a dark coloration up to 3/4 inch from the top which led me to believe it was full. itll be nice to have new brakes and rotors anyhow. its a 91 camry so parts are very cheap @Brenten.Ryan-AZ

@Deleted User sometimes the brake reservoir will leak back into the power booster and you may get some fluid coming through the firewall into the car under the carpet or you may smell something funny. You may want to look at that

>91 camry
>power booster
*what did he mean by this?*

ill look that up then check it out. whatevers leaking is under the passenger side and the brake fluid reservior is on opposite side of the engine compartment

The master cylinder typically attaches to a round drumlike vacuum assisted booster. Hence power brakes

@here halp

What’s up bud

So I just changed the spark plugs on my bike (kawasaki ninja 500), and when I turn it on and give it any throttle it just dies

Was it running well before you changed the plugs?

Well I think there's an air leak somewhere but it was running better before I changed the plugs

I’m not too versed with motorcycles but the same foundation of drivability applies.

It’s either fuel, air or spark. Did you go with OEM plugs?

Also, it idles okay?

@Brenten.Ryan-AZ no they aren't OEM and it does idle like it did before this particular issue began, I think there's an air leak somewhere though, because it is idling rough

Is it misfiring? I suppose on a motorcycle misfiring will cause a stall when you give it gas. @Brenten.Ryan-AZ ?

@JohnStrasser ?

It is possible, I’d back track every step that you took while changing spark plugs and make sure everything is installed correctly. You can take a hand held propane tank to check for intake leaks (lean condition) and see it it changes idle at all

Are spare tires really gonna wear out after 50 miles? I had to put one on the other day and won't have a chance to get a replacement until tomorrow.

You should be okay if you haven’t used it before and you drive slow

Just keep an eye on the tread, most donuts have bright color striping that uncovers as the tread wears. Donuts are typically made out of soft rubber, and the nature of a spare tire means less surface area to spread the weight of the vehicle, so don't rely on them any longer than you need to.

Good tip about the paint. I put about 120 miles on it before I could get it changed out and it hadn't worn the tread out completely. Maybe another 30 miles

How do I tell of my truck has over head cams or valves ?

Overhead cams operate the valves.

An overhead cam is just the camshaft mounted on top of the engine block

In this gif, the cams are at the top and the crankshaft is at the bottom.

oops. @Mark Vandal

Long story short, you can see overhead cams on top of the engine block.

@this_that5553 this is a good place to get car help.

@bostoneuropean For someone looking to buy a car in the 10k - 12k range, what might you recommend? Where from and any specific models?

@this_that5553 Sedan wise go american for multiple reasons of course and because its cheap also cheap to fix you can find something newer around (2014) 65k miles for 12k no problem look into chevy sedans they are always dirt cheap

Is the Honda craze a fad? I've always driven asian cars that were from the 90's. Amazing cars. Have american ones gotten better?

Not really

See, I've heard American sedans used to be total shit from like 2000 to 2010, but now have gotten better

Tbh I just prefer something younger like a Civic. My parents and grandparents all drive American sedans that feel like I'm in a nursing home lol

american cars have 100% gotten better for example gm look at how their product has gotten better ever since the bail out i would suggest a 14 malibu w 65k miles would cost you around that instead of going asian and joing the libtards driving toyotas and hondas

if i were you i would take that 12k a buy a nice truck

by all means go buy a used prius

I just bought a car at CarMax, got a great deal

@John O -#7072 what did you get?

2015 Impala

13k

40k miles

Goin undercover as a black guy eh? Nice!

Yeah, that's my joke with the guys at work

My local police actually used to use impala patrol cars

@John O - thats actually a good deal LS, LT, or LTZ

Mine too, but I didn't want to deal with a decommissioned cop car

LT

LTZ actually

damn fully loaded huh? for 13 k thats like 50k brand new

my example exactly about getting something american almost new for cheap

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u bout to lose me 4 a bit. imma get back on my grind

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Any day now literally

Same goes for all of ua

Us

we should get @bostoneuropean SME status. He knows things lol

Troll to much from my desk

@this_that5553 I️ like the sound of that hahaha

@bostoneuropean I’m actually down a mechanic SME if you’re interested

@Deleted User of course shoot me a DM if you wanna follow through

I’m pretty good with mechanics so between the two of us we should be able to hold the fort down. I’ll designate you when I’m back at my computer

sounds good ill help out with the buisness and sales end for fellow bros you help out with mechanics combined we will hold it down pretty tight