1994 Chevy Truck spark plug blew out porcelain while runnin

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MIKEPAUL
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1994 Chevy Truck 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Manual

spark plug blew out porcelain while running
what would cause this ?
Oct 10, 2008 at 5:45 PM
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BLACKOP555
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did the plug blow out of the hole/

check to see if the bridge of the spark plug is bent or the plug is damaged, such as being struck by a piston.

if no damage is noted chances are the porcelain was poor, dropped and then later it cracked due to normal operating conditions.
Oct 10, 2008 at 7:28 PM
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SWILLIAMS
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To add a few others I have seen a few plugs with very poor crimps to retain the porcelain and even a couple that were not crimped at all!
Oct 13, 2008 at 5:50 PM
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BLACKOP555
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very possible as swilliams says.

basically just check to see if the porcelain is still in the plugs, if theres no porcelain at all probably a poor crimp.
Oct 13, 2008 at 6:07 PM