For the past couple of days I have had an unusual tap/knock from the engine when started cold. Not the usual piston slap. Opened the hood and it was clearly coming from the passenger side of the engine area. After the engine warmed up the noise would go away. Truck still ran fine. today i decided to check a couple of things, so I pulled off the Whipple so I could yank off the pass side valve cover. Everything looked good. So I decided to pull the plugs,o ****!!!, not good. Second plug from the front is messed up pretty good. Not sure if somthing beat it up or if it had a melt down. Looks like it is melted, but that could have happened after somthing hit it and broke it off.
I'm going to put in some new plugs and hope for the best. wish me luck.

 

man that sucks... my torque converter locked on me today and wouldn't unlock for about twenty minutes... but i finally got it to unlock. kinda scared me considering i just put the tranny in yesterday. good luck with it though

 

That dont look good at all!
Let's hope it burned off!

 

you might be ok. just hope it fell through to the oil pan and isn't lodged somewhere

 

how in the hell can it fall through the oil pan, i'd like to know...

 

just trying to make him feel better. i'd be pretty upset at the site of that. more than likely it's sitting on top of a piston somewhere smashing into his heads.

 

got you gos, good hummor there, lol...

 

It could fall into the oil pan if there is a hole in the piston

 

...LOL
I can see you saying that.

 

i'd hope there wasn't a hole in the piston unless you know something we dont.