Stuck spark plugs

[Fred Munro]

----- Original Message -----
From: "bmxman 69" <bmxman_69 at hotmail.com>
To: <quk at isham-research.freeserve.co.uk>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: Stuck spark plugs


> That's never happened to me before, but like everyone else here I would
> suggest you use a good liquid penetrant on it.  If you have the time soak
it
> with the stuff as often as you can before trying to remove it again.
>
> If you still can't get it to budge use a breaker bar and repair the
threads
> afterwards.  I can't think of a reason for a plug to stick other then
> someone cross threading it when it was installed.

 Years ago I snapped a plug off on my brother's 454 - they had tapered seats
and were torqued to 150+ ft.lbs. He said his mechanic had put them in with
an impact gun - and he stood there and watched (sigh).

Fred Munro
'94 s4  109k km