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2000 Honda Accord spark plug WIRES are popping off of the h

Tiny
B12LUVLIFE
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  • 2000 HONDA ACCORD
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
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  • 13,550 MILES
My car overheated and the water pump gasket blew out and was replaced with new timing belt added, also. Afterwards, the spark plug wires were popping out of the spark plug guides. The plugs were tightened to specification, but were originally loose after the incident. After tightening the plug wires were still popping off down the road and then the radiator blew out, but the temperature of the engine coolant never went past the mid point on the gauge. No one seems to have heard of this happening before and it wasn't happening before the car was worked on during the over heating incident. Which didn't seem to get that hot in the first place. ANY IDEAS?
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 AT 6:15 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Hi b12luvlife,

The head gasket is blown and you might have a bad head as well, the plug cable blowing out is due to pressure getting past the head if the spark plugs are tightened accordingly. Recheck the plug torque again.

The radiator blowing out is due to excessive pressure in the system caused by the bad gasket.
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 AT 8:18 AM

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