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This is getting aggravating....
97 F250 HD 460/auto 2wd.
Every year for the past 3 years when it gets hot my 460 will burn the boot up on the #8 plug wire.
I attributed it to the cracked manifold, but i got that fixed recently, and it did it again.
In the past it was after towing my camper in blazing heat...
This time it was idling in the parking lot with the air on for 10-15 mins while the wife hung out in it while i ran in to get a saw sharpner....
My question is...WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? Cheap plug wires? Engine running lean? (No codes or nothing), or is it just a 460 thing?
I just went and bought a set of standard brand plug wires (60 bucks, instead of the 20 dollar o reiley cheapos i usually run), and some boot wraps....
But if theres something else i need to address id like to know.
Input?
97 F250 HD 460/auto 2wd.
Every year for the past 3 years when it gets hot my 460 will burn the boot up on the #8 plug wire.
I attributed it to the cracked manifold, but i got that fixed recently, and it did it again.
In the past it was after towing my camper in blazing heat...
This time it was idling in the parking lot with the air on for 10-15 mins while the wife hung out in it while i ran in to get a saw sharpner....
My question is...WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? Cheap plug wires? Engine running lean? (No codes or nothing), or is it just a 460 thing?
I just went and bought a set of standard brand plug wires (60 bucks, instead of the 20 dollar o reiley cheapos i usually run), and some boot wraps....
But if theres something else i need to address id like to know.
Input?