changing plugs

[LPS]

As I mentioned this morning in the good morning thread I started changing plugs, wires, dist cap, and rotor in my 94 F150 300-6.  Starts hard especially on wet humid mornings.  I got the front 3 cylinders changed and twisted off the 4th one.  I had a 1/2" breaker bar with a pipe for an extension on it.  Called my mechanic and he said go for it cuz that is all you can do.  If they break off you have to use an easy out to get the threads out.  Just became too stressful for me so I am bringing it in to him right after Thanksgiving.  Long wait but I don't want to do it.  The old plugs were off the charts with so much gap.  The rotor had corrosion on it and the coil wire did too.  It started right up on 5 cylinders.  Oh well.  I do see a happy ending in the future.  I sure like the truck and it takes all kinds of wear and tear off my 2016 Ram.   

[tangle tooth]

When I read the title, I thought you  talking about changing something like a crankbait plug.

[markn]

LPS. The 5.4 fords were also notorious for breaking plugs off too. My oldest son took eight hours to change out a set on his, that and the back four plugs are a royal PITA to see let alone remove and replace. As my dad would say, "A real engineering defeat there". We put grease gun grease on the easy-out to help bring the metal shavings back out with it instead of going into the cylinder. I'm sure your mechanic knows these tricks too. Good luck. 

[LPS]

My guy said that too Markn.  He has done them before evidently.  I am leaving it up to him at this point.  The back one would really be a b__ch to get out if it breaks.  I stopped with only 1 broken so I can still drive it to him.  LOL

[glenn57]

yea when it comes to automotive repair, i pay someone to do it. other then filling the fluids, changing oil and a few other things, not to mention all the swear words, i've had enough bloody hands and knuckles.