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FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT AND SHOP IS TELLING MY FRIEND ITS GOING TO BE 3K BECAUSE THEY NEED TO REWORK BOTH HEADS AND HELIARC ALL THE SPARK PLUG HOLEs AND CHANGE THE TIMING BELT.
I TOLD HIM HE JUST NEEDS TO FIX THE ONE SPARK PLUG AND THE TRUCK WILL BE JUST LIKE IT WAS BEFORE.
ARE THERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH DOING THIS?
I TOLD HIM HE JUST NEEDS TO FIX THE ONE SPARK PLUG AND THE TRUCK WILL BE JUST LIKE IT WAS BEFORE.
ARE THERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH DOING THIS?
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I'm guessing they need/want to Heli-Coil the threads, not heli-arc weld them... but it's probably not bad from a preventative maintenance angle, to do them all, if one has already blown out. I agree with you, probably would run fine for now, with just fixing the one cylinder.
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I'm guessing they need/want to Heli-Coil the threads, not heli-arc weld them... but it's probably not bad from a preventative maintenance angle, to do them all, if one has already blown out. I agree with you, probably would run fine for now, with just fixing the one cylinder.
Yes sorry i did meen heli-coil.
I just don't see a need to do all of the holes. Or change the timing belt/chain.
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They should be able to Helicoil that one hole, there are plenty of creative ways to do it without removing the head. I can see their point, they don't want to 'own' that engine if another one lets go. BUT, you own the vehicle, it's your choice. If they can't/won't fix that one cylinder, find someone who will.
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They should be able to Helicoil that one hole, there are plenty of creative ways to do it without removing the head. I can see their point, they don't want to 'own' that engine if another one lets go. BUT, you own the vehicle, it's your choice. If they can't/won't fix that one cylinder, find someone who will.
He found a shop that is going to just the one hole.
Do mechanics think everyone is dumb?
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he was on the boat after i rebuilt my engine the first time last summer and BOOM. so that is stuck in his mind
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Thats what i told him so the mechanic started to feed him a bunch of chit like the timing won't be right and some other bullchit. I told him to take it else where that they are trying to fu9k him.
He found a shop that is going to just the one hole.
Do mechanics think everyone is dumb?
He found a shop that is going to just the one hole.
Do mechanics think everyone is dumb?
Maybe i should go back to mechanics school, cuz they never taught me that one