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New spark plugs add info to tune ???
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<blockquote data-quote="big dad" data-source="post: 16166901" data-attributes="member: 100697"><p>As a retired Tech. Ford does not recommend that you use anti-seize on the plug threads, use your own discretion. When I changed plugs on any vehicles I always used WD-40 sprayed on the threads after gapping them. Then I would install them by hand with a rubber vacuum line until they stopped, then I would lightly tighten them with an additional 1/32 pull on the 3/8" rachet. I assume anyone reading this knows what I'm conveying here.</p><p></p><p>The biggest problem is when these plugs are changed to frequently and overtightened resulting in thread fatigue, which finally results in the threads stripping, a common problem. There's nothing wrong with checking the tightness of the plugs from time to time, the real problem is to much repetition and overdoing it. Once a year checking is sufficient. I would advise common sense in this matter to avert future unnecessary problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="big dad, post: 16166901, member: 100697"] As a retired Tech. Ford does not recommend that you use anti-seize on the plug threads, use your own discretion. When I changed plugs on any vehicles I always used WD-40 sprayed on the threads after gapping them. Then I would install them by hand with a rubber vacuum line until they stopped, then I would lightly tighten them with an additional 1/32 pull on the 3/8" rachet. I assume anyone reading this knows what I'm conveying here. The biggest problem is when these plugs are changed to frequently and overtightened resulting in thread fatigue, which finally results in the threads stripping, a common problem. There's nothing wrong with checking the tightness of the plugs from time to time, the real problem is to much repetition and overdoing it. Once a year checking is sufficient. I would advise common sense in this matter to avert future unnecessary problems. [/QUOTE]
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