Fairly common problem for the Ford's. No other way to fix same, Ford recommends removing the head as the proper fix. You can buy the fix kit and do it your self without removing the head with the helicoil much cheaper then the $800, but it may not hold. Some Ford service managers will only replace the head with a new one. I have done the helicoil on them and not had one come back (fingers crossed).
D.R. Jones --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My son's 2002 Expedition just spit out a spark plug > which stripped the threads. There seems to be no > room to get drilling or tapping tools at it while in > the car. A San Diego dealer wants to remove the > aluminum head and either replace it for $3500 or > install a helicoil for $800. Does anyone know of a > better (cheaper) way to cure this? > Thanks, > Dennis McGillis
