>>of having to remove the head to get the plugs out. Apparently Ford has
>>released a TSB on removing the plugs: warm up the engine, loosen the plugs
>>about 3/4 turn, apply penetrant and let the engine cool... then, good >>luck.
>
> I think something must have been left out. If one can loosen the plugs
> 3/4 turn, what's the problem? Just take 'em all the way out. Maybe I'm
> missing something.
>
>
>
> Elliot Richmond
> Itinerant astronomy teacher
>
I was amiss in calling it "welding in place" when the problem is actually galling, like stainless steel does. According to the guy at work who learned about it a little late, when he removed his plugs even according to the procedure they bound and screeched all the way out. Not a good thing in an aluminum head.