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BAR[_2_]

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On Friday, December 28, 2012 8:23:51 AM UTC-5, BAR wrote:

Ford's V10 is a gas sucking pig.

Yeah, but it's a very good hauling machine. With 360 HP and 460
ft/lb
of torque, it'll move stuff. You just don't get that for free if
you
have to go gas instead of diesel.

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Ford's V10 is one of the few gasoline engines that has the torque
ratings of some similar sized diesels. It's too bad it developed a
reputation for spitting out spark plugs.

Strip the threads out? Had a Honda SL-350 dirt bike that did that on
both cylinders. Thanks for Heli-coil inserts!!

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That was Ford's fix for a while. The problem is that a Heli-coil in
aluminum isn't any stronger than the original thread, so it would
sometimes happen again. Ford blamed shade tree mechanics, claiming
they were over-tightening the spark plugs when replacing and stopped
doing warranty repairs.

The spark plugs don't need to be change but every 100,000 miles these
days.