MJGenay
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I know this topic has been hit quite a few times in the past. I've pulled 4 plugs so far, the rest seem to be grinding pretty good as I spin them once screwed out but I can't move them up and down at all. Not sure if that is swollen plugs or carbon. The other 4 plugs seemed fine in that respect - no carbon build up. The plugs I have pulled are Beru's. I'm not sure what the remaining are. I only bothered testing the 4 on the passenger side and they all were bad, didn't even bother testing the driver, I'm just replacing them all with Motorcraft plugs. There are two stuck on each side of the engine.
I'm going to soak them with PB blaster repeatedly over the next 24-48 hours and hope that does the trick. If it doesn't, what is the consensus? Pulling the heads is probably at the limit of my abilities so I'm trying to avoid that. Should I buy the OTC puller? Access will be a bear with that I think. Or should I just unhook the IP and turn the engine over and try to blow them out?
I don't love any of these ideas but I'm just trying to plan ahead.
It's a 91 7.3 with the banks turbo.
I'm going to soak them with PB blaster repeatedly over the next 24-48 hours and hope that does the trick. If it doesn't, what is the consensus? Pulling the heads is probably at the limit of my abilities so I'm trying to avoid that. Should I buy the OTC puller? Access will be a bear with that I think. Or should I just unhook the IP and turn the engine over and try to blow them out?
I don't love any of these ideas but I'm just trying to plan ahead.
It's a 91 7.3 with the banks turbo.