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Originally Posted by wiredgeorge
The Ford V10 was known to blow out the rear spark plugs as I recall. The rocket scientist who designed the engine didn't put enough thread. I have the tools and know how to put plug thread inserts in but am too old and fat to want to crawl up on top an engine to do so. BTW: The V10 Triton got better mileage then the 460 it replaced. I swear every time my F250 saw a gas pump it belched in anticipation!
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The plug issue was from the '99 and '00 model years. They are aluminum heads and many people didn't torque to spec. In '01, they went to a bronze (if I remember right) insert that corrected the issue.