Changing spark plugs

glad to hear that. i'm thinking of replacing plugs on my 2000 5.0. should
be close to yours.

only 75K miles now.
"J. Doh" > wrote in message
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Follow-up report!

I'm happy to report that I replaced all 8 of 'em today, without
a hitch. I half-expected them to be rusted in after 97K miles
(and 7 years) but they all backed out easily, and it turned out
I didn't even need to remove the left side tire and splash panel.

I did need to remove the right-side tire and splash panel, but
once that was done all 4 plugs were right there and easily
accessible.

All the original plugs were worn to about .065 - .069, and a bit
cruddy. 3 of the plugs on the right side had wet, oily coating
up around the threads. I've been burning about a quart of oil
every 3000 miles lately, I guess that's where it's going.

J. Doh wrote:
>
> 3 of the plugs on the right side had wet, oily coating
> up around the threads. I've been burning about a quart of oil
> every 3000 miles lately, I guess that's where it's going.
>

That does not sound good at only 97k (

Steven