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Update: We are currently doing inventory here at work and we found a bunch of old vehicle owners manuals that, for whatever reason, weren't with the car when they left. And wouldn'tcha know, there was a Ford one so now I have a proper holder for my manual, all is right in the world now lol. :like:

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Yes- I replaced my - Great Value Ziplock Bag that the Factory or Dealer installed when the truck was delivered with one of these from Ebay.
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Update: We are currently doing inventory here at work and we found a bunch of old vehicle owners manuals that, for whatever reason, weren't with the car when they left. And wouldn'tcha know, there was a Ford one so now I have a proper holder for my manual, all is right in the world now lol. :like:

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I did a thing. 28,974 miles.

Tomorrow I pick up a used engine cover locally.

Plugs and boots are laid out with cylinder #1 on the far right.

Plug 4 being behind the water dripping entry was in the best shape (looked almost new).

I also used this as an opportunity to purchase a platform thing I've had my eye on for a while. (it's on sale at Lowes 99.99 from 169.99 or something.

If you look in the holes you can see debris that looks like metal flakes from rust... Only took ~45 minutes and that included fishing the plugs in and out be cause my sparkplug socket seems to have lost it's little rubber catch thing inside it.

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Zoom in here at ~230 you can see the chunks.
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Edit: I started to wipe down the #1 boot but quit because it was more effort than it was worth...
 
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Ohh, I also dropped my flashlight down on top of the transmission. And because it has a magnetic tail cap it's stuck there until it vibrates free... Guess I'll need to buy another light - and this is why I spend 50-100 from olight vs 200-300 for the nicer lights...
 

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Dropped your light? On a simple plug change? Somebody's skills are a little... rusty ?
Yeah, i was trying to fiahbthe #4 plug out and it was balanced on that silver pipe (hvac maybe) and I bumped it with my watch and got to watch it slide in slow motion. ?
 

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Yeah, i was trying to fiahbthe #4 plug out and it was balanced on that silver pipe (hvac maybe) and I bumped it with my watch and got to watch it slide in slow motion. ?
I hate that. Especially if you thought about it ahead of time but you were like "Nah, it'll be fine, I just need light for a second to turn this bolt/plug/whatever" and then it happens...

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I hate that. Especially if you thought about it ahead of time but you were like "Nah, it'll be fine, I just need light for a second to turn this bolt/plug/whatever" and then it happens...

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I took the truck to pick the kid up from school, like 5 miles away, and it was still stuck there when I got home. So it survived 10 miles.
 

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