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.