# 2008 Ford Crown Victoria - driving after a plug blows

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-crown-victoria-driving-after-a-plug-blows/135952>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 7, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-crown-victoria-driving-after-a-plug-blows/135952 "2019-03-07T01:47:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Luispardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc79bd/32.png) [@Luispardo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Luispardo)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-crown-victoria-driving-after-a-plug-blows/135952/1 "2019-03-07T01:47:07Z")

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What can happen to the motor if driven after a spark plug just blew out

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-crown-victoria-driving-after-a-plug-blows/135952/2 "2019-03-07T01:50:34Z")

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Very little can happen to the motor. It will run rough as a cob though.

The fuel spraying out the spark plug hole into the hot engine compartment is the more immediate issue. As in fire! Don’t drive it, get it fixed.

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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-crown-victoria-driving-after-a-plug-blows/135952/3 "2019-03-07T16:03:07Z")

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I carry spare plugs.