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diablostang

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331 Stroker, #4 cyl I believe <firewall, drivers side> all other plugs were fine, though one wasn't even finger tight

Should I expect it to happen again? or any ideas of what made it happen?

It was pinging pretty harshly beforehand, which I think I'm safe in assuming this was the problem, lol

 

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Matty469

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Probably just a fluke experience. Not something to happen on a regular basis. The crush ring doesn't look that bad. Probably just missed getting good torque on it. That is a hard plug to get into.

 

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Probably..

The former owner of this car wasn't real happy about tightening bolts it seems... 7 of the lower intake bolts were less than finger tight, and one plug was less than finger tight.... The heads were the only thing tourqed properly I think, lol.

 

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Sounds like you have your work cut out for you checking out the rest of the car before something major happens due to a loose bolt. Good Luck

 

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why would the ground strap look like that if it was loose? make sure those are the right plugs for those heads.

 

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ECU5.0 said:

why would the ground strap look like that if it was loose? make sure those are the right plugs for those heads.

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that and check to make sure your throttle blade screws are still in.

 

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It looks like the ground strap hit the electrode grounding it out and melting it.

 

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Well the heads are coming off, so I'll see what it looks like in there... Head gasket(s) blew