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To: central_va
It’s called a torque wrench. Get one.

That's a pretty ignorant response, showing that you are not even remotely aware of the issue with the early Tritons. Evidently, you have no understanding of the following quote either:
"It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it."

86 posted on 08/25/2026 3:25:23 PM PDT by Colorado Doug
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To: Colorado Doug; central_va

Second this - on the early Mod motors, you could install and torque the plugs exactly to spec... and the engine would eject the plugs anyway. Some of them did it right off the showroom floor.

Discussion here: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/ford-modular-v-8-spark-plug-ejection.140907/

The original Mod motor heads had plug holes with only two full turns of thread. It wasn’t enough.


90 posted on 08/27/2026 2:56:56 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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