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15 Oct 2012 02:26
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daveo wrote: Do you recommend using anti-sieze lubricant? My plugs are a pain to remove sometimes.

YES

Don, you sure know how to strip 'em don't you? :P what sleeve did you use?

the depth is .75 the threads are 14mm

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15 Oct 2012 02:28
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hanging by a thread

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screwing the tap

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done deal

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Re: spark plug threads

15 Oct 2012 02:29
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BlackZ1R wrote:
daveo wrote: Do you recommend using anti-sieze lubricant? My plugs are a pain to remove sometimes.

YES

Don, you sure know how to strip 'em don't you? :P what sleeve did you use?

the depth is .75 the threads are 14mm
Yes. What type do you use? Heli coil, perma thread, Time Sert?
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Re: spark plug threads

15 Oct 2012 02:31
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it hasn't rained in about three months, i really think there is something syfy channel going on with the weather, this is Washington.

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Re: spark plug threads

15 Oct 2012 02:57
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i know this is a little un-related, but does anyone else have the problem where their toe catches under the footpeg?

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Re: spark plug threads

15 Oct 2012 09:41
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daveo wrote: Do you recommend using anti-sieze lubricant? My plugs are a pain to remove sometimes.

yep....All metals have a property called nobility. It is a measure of a metal's resistance to corrosion when in contact with another metal. A greater relative difference in nobility between the two metals in contact indicates a greater corrosion potential. Alum is a 1 while steel is a 4....so a corrosion potential is high between cyclinder and spark plug.....when you use an antisieze...it conditions the two metals and keeps them apart while creating a lubed surface that makes removal and install easy without galling. Always install plug by hand not with wrench untill it bottoms out...I would also use a torque wrench to set final torque per manual specs.

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Re: spark plug threads

15 Oct 2012 12:46 - 23 Jan 2013 11:09
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Did any shavings drop down into the hole?
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Re: spark plug threads

15 Oct 2012 14:40
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that link is useful but i am not a big fan of pdf-files.

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Re: spark plug threads

15 Oct 2012 14:47
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i bought the retap kit i used the smallest one and it went in too far, i couldnt use the thing that i should hit with a hammer, i got microscopic shavings in the cylinder but it is aluminum pistons vs steel sleeves and aluminum shavings.

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Re: spark plug threads

15 Oct 2012 18:15
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Hey don't worry, we aren't gonna badger you like Vince would. :evil: Looks like you used the PermaPlug kit.
Never used that one, but it's pretty much the same as the PermaCoil and Heli-Coil kits. They all work the same. Both the HeliCoil and PermCoil taps have a longer pilot than that one.
I've had great luck keeping the chips out of the engine using thread cutting wax. Once you pack the flutes with this stuff, nearly all the chips are created past the pilot section, so the wax holds them up higher on the tap. Good stuff.

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Re: spark plug threads

15 Oct 2012 18:40 - 23 Jan 2013 11:10
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never mind then good luck
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Re: spark plug threads

15 Oct 2012 22:10
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also there is a lot missing from that link. a good place to check is your local library website in the reference databases. although it is similar there is really no text missing.

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