Crossover tube plug...&$%#!!!!!!
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If you strip it and you have access to a welder or know someone that welds,weld a bolt to it and use a wrench to remove it. When you get it off call Tousley Ford and order a new one. You can even do this if it isn't stripped to make it easier. Hope this helps.
i agree with the first part but i dont know if i would trust another stock one in there again. I modify your old one (or a new one) and weld on a bolt head so it never will happen again. Here is what i did to mine. I still have to have it re-chromed to match my crossover tube.
^^^ Post a full engine pic! Looks great from what I can see in the pic!
Curved jaw vise grips will remove it easily. How I got mine out.
Just buy another plug.
Just buy another plug.
^ that is F'n AMAZING..... that has got to be tough to keep clean like that!
i agree with the first part but i dont know if i would trust another stock one in there again. I modify your old one (or a new one) and weld on a bolt head so it never will happen again. Here is what i did to mine. I still have to have it re-chromed to match my crossover tube.
That looks very clean. Do you make these?
put a propane torch on the plug for like 3 seconds, she'll come open with ease
Exactly or start the car and let it idle for a bit to heat the crossover pipe up, those plugs COLD are like cement!
this is exactly what i did. and when you put it back on, you dont need to torque the hell out of it. snug will do. it has an o ring on it that provides a proper seal.
Like they said heat it up a little bit but not too much or you'll melt the o-ring.
thanks! i dont drive it too much so its not that bad
no, but i was forced to make this one because i ran into the same problem as everyone else. I probably over tightend it the last time i put it on. Hopefully it wont ever happen again.
Too bad. I would take one!
Damn John that's the prettiest crossover tube I've ever seen! :rockon:
thanks Joel!
OP, like stated above. Let the car heat up and then give it a try with the appropriate gear on. I remember popping mine off for the 1st time at 30,000 miles and it wasn't easy. I broke 2 wrenches and the entire car almost came off the ground when it popped off. Tighten it back up easy and all will be well. I ordered a new plug from Ford as mine was all jacked up...
What's the part number for that plug? Ford only lists the crossover & plug as one assembly. Need to get another one for my Aviator as well.
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Oops, found it, I think. Does this sound familiar: F3LY-8A500-A
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Oops, found it, I think. Does this sound familiar: F3LY-8A500-A
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Yes, that is the correct part #, and holy shit! They are not cheap anymore.
List price is $31.15
Tousley Ford should have them. Call and order one from Steve...should be about $10 cheaper.
Yeah, noticed that. Fortunately, my local dealer gets me everything at the same price Tousley charges...
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