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Old 01-04-2012, 12:50 AM
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How would I be able to tell if a stud is broken?
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Old 01-04-2012, 01:16 AM
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It will look like there is no nut where there should be.

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Kinda like this...
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Old 01-04-2012, 01:18 AM
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Ok great, I will make sure I look for that too. Thank you for the picture.
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No problem. Glad to help.
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Iirc 02.5+ came with "revised" heads to help rectify the plug problem..
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From what I have seen its mostly the earlier trucks 97-01/02 ish. But chances are the never fully fixed the problem lol
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They say they revised the issue but I highly doubt they did until 04,05 I knw quite a few people that its happened to that own 03 me being one of them
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Originally Posted by 03lightning450HP
They say they revised the issue but I highly doubt they did until 04,05 I knw quite a few people that its happened to that own 03 me being one of them

Yeah in 04/05 they revised the issue by creating an entirely new engine with an entirely new spark plug problem lol. 02.5-03 2v 5.4 heads were given an "extra thread" although obviously it still wasnt enough..
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I wasn't taking the time to read all the responds but rusted rocker pannelS
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^Yea I don't have to worry about that down here so it didn't even come to mind lol
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