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Old 04-04-2002, 09:04 PM   #1
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I'm really pissed off tonight. I was changing spark plugs in my 87 and broke off #8. Must have been cross threaded from the guy before me. So I will get up way before school tomorrow and tear it apart and take in the head before I go to class. Why can't things go easy?

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Old 04-04-2002, 09:25 PM   #2
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What do you mean you broke off #8? Did you just break the porcelain? Lumpy

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Old 04-04-2002, 09:53 PM   #3
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I hope you mean that the porcelin broke off, I've never seen the threads break off of the plug. I've had the plug break but nut unit and threads stayed together, as you mentioned it was cross threaded, by my own flesh and blood! I was able to remove it then clean the threads up with a thread chaser made just for this occasion.

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Old 04-04-2002, 10:40 PM   #4
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no, the plug broke off right after the hex head. All thats left in the head is the threads. I'm ripping it apart in the morning, so I should have it running tomorrow night I hope.

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Old 04-05-2002, 09:36 AM   #5
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How'd it go? (The repair)

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Old 04-06-2002, 12:59 PM   #6
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I had the same thing happen a month ago. The porcelain came all the way out and all that was left was the threads and electrode.
I took an easy out and cut it in half so i could hammer it in without touching the electrode. A little wd40 and it came out, THANKGOD.

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Old 04-06-2002, 07:21 PM   #7
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YOU CAN ALSO GET A INTERNAL PIPE WRENCH AT
A HARD WARE STORE. THAT SEEMS TO WORK GOOD.
BUT THE EASYOUTS A GOOD IDEA ALSO&gt;
GOOD LUCK.

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