Oscar Levine
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- Port Townsend, WA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Ford Explorer XLT,
Hi all I’m new to the forum and I’m happy I found y’all because a lot of older posts have already answered my other questions.
I put in a new coil, spark plug wires and spark plugs in my 1999 Ford Explorer XLT, 4.0 OHV. The stock plugs were heavily corroded and rusted along with the wiring connection. The old plugs were gapped between .6 and .7 and most were like .65. I installed new auto lite double platinum plugs from Napa and they were pregapped. The Napa guy said the stock gap is .52. So I put these .52 plugs in along with the new Napa brand wires and Napa coil. I turned the key after a long day, the longest spark plug install of my life, and the engine did not turn over. I only heard a repitisous knocking sound and the engine did not turn over.
Also, I wanted to say that previous to my install the car ran and drove with misfires though it wasn’t too terrible.
Thoughts?
Thanks
I put in a new coil, spark plug wires and spark plugs in my 1999 Ford Explorer XLT, 4.0 OHV. The stock plugs were heavily corroded and rusted along with the wiring connection. The old plugs were gapped between .6 and .7 and most were like .65. I installed new auto lite double platinum plugs from Napa and they were pregapped. The Napa guy said the stock gap is .52. So I put these .52 plugs in along with the new Napa brand wires and Napa coil. I turned the key after a long day, the longest spark plug install of my life, and the engine did not turn over. I only heard a repitisous knocking sound and the engine did not turn over.
Also, I wanted to say that previous to my install the car ran and drove with misfires though it wasn’t too terrible.
Thoughts?
Thanks