brandonwh64
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- Location
- Chatsworth, GA
- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 302CI V-8
- Transmission
- Automatic
Just want to post my bad luck ive had today! well i went and wanted to change the spark plugs in my 98 3.0 2WD ranger, i went and got some good spark plugs and wires and got home and started to change them. right off the bat i notice that the spark plugs in it are the factory ones!!!! i was like WTF!!! they were rusted pretty bad but i continued anyway. well i got the first two on the driver side off with no issue. now im on the back plug on the drivers side and i started to take it out and it snapped and broke plug and nut off!! only thing left in the cylinder was the bottom half of the spark plug! well after some cussing and such i decided to skip it and finish the rest of the plugs. well i came back to it and i went and bought an EASE OUT kit. I started by drilling some one the ceramic core out and using a shop vac to maintain the debris in the engine. Well got the ease out in there and after some play i got the rest of the plug out EXCEPT some of the core had fallen into the cylinder after i thought i had gotten it all out! i put a new spark plug in it and had a rude awakening when i attempted to crank the truck to hear a loud knocking noise . now i went and got a magnet on a antenna from ace hardware and i also tried to use a shop vac but cannot get the piece out of the cylinder i haven't attempted to crank the truck again but i fear i will have to take it and have someone take the intake and head off to get the debris out I FEEL LIKE CRAP!! a simple plug change turns into open motor surgery.
THANKS TRS for listening to my bad day LOL
THANKS TRS for listening to my bad day LOL