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Re: ARRGH! Broken plug! Help!
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Posted by Jeff King on April 10, 1999 at 19:54:59:
In Reply to: ARRGH! Broken plug! Help! posted by OldKyJim on April 10, 1999 at 18:55:37:
Well Jim, don't know how squeamish you are going to be about pushing chunks of metal through the cylinder with the busted off plug, but it appears you now have two choices. 1), ream what is left of the plug out and run a tap back down it, in which case some metal will undoubtedly wind up in the cylinder, or 2), bite the bullet and pull the head. If the engine is old and loose and you anticipate a rebuild in the next couple of years, go with option #1. If not, call or web order a gasket set from someone like Surplus Tractor Parts, WWW.stpc.com, and pull the head, then ream out and tap. Darn near had the same thing happen today on my Wife's Pontiac. This time I put antisieze compound on the threads of the new plugs. Best Luck Jeff
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