TIMOTHY THOMAS
Registered User
AM A NEW MEMBER WITH A TERRIBLE PROBLEM. JUST GOT MY FIRST DIESEL, 1990 F350 4DOOR DUALLY WITH A SWAPPED 6.9. ITS GOT THE 5 SPEED TRANNY. HAVE GIVEN MUCH LOVE TO A TRULY UNLOVED TRUCK. ITS A KEEPER FOR SURE. HAD A STARTING PROBLEM ,DISCOVERED I HAD FRYED ALL 8 OF MY GLOPLUGS. NOT A BIGGIE (YET). GIT 8 NEW AUTOLITES FROM AUTOZONE N PIT TGEM IN. ALSO MADE SURE FUEL DELIVERY WAS OK. STILL SLIGHT STARTING STUMBLE . SO. I TRIED TO TAKE MY #1 GLOWPLUG OUT AND IT COMES APART. TOTALLY SEPARATES IN THE HEAD. OLD ONES GAVE NO TROUBLE COMING OUT. NOW HAVE 2 PLUGS THAT ARE SCREWED UP IN HEAD. HAS ANYONE EXPERIENCED THIS PHENOMENON WITH THESE IDI ENGINES?? IF SO HOW DID YOU REMEDY IT?? ANY,ANY THING WILL HELP ,EVEN WORST CASE SCENARIO. ALSO I DID NOT HAVE ANY TROUBLE PUTTING NEW PLUGS IN.. THEY FEEL"BENT" TO USE A WORD. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE CAN OFFER ANYTHING.THANKS IN ADVANCE FROM A BEWILDERED NEWCOMER . BE SAFE OUT THERE YA'LL ..