[s-cars] Spark plug thread refurbishing

[Konstantine Bogach]

Uph... So,  nothing threatening as loose spark plug.  That's good news.  
By the way,  urs4.com does not have anything on loose spark plugs.   Or 
I missed that.  Of course,  I was reading this site  months before I 
bought the car,  and I got into it... (sobbering)

Anyway,  thanks for info.  I am off to search archives for discussions 
on thread repair.

Konstantin.


mlp qwest wrote:

>Konstantine -
>
>Congratulations!  You now have a full time list job.  You may want to add to
>the "Watch for loose plugs" all points bulletin:
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>- bad plug boots
>- bad plugs
>- boost leak
>	a.  lower Michelin man hose (esp if you just chipped your "new to you" car)
>	b.  blown pressure line off firewall moisture trap
>	c.  your next most favorite / common leak site
>- confused IR remote door locking system ~> ? parking under fluorescent
>lights?
>- loose, empty wallet caused by listening to list advice
>
>What else does the list want to add?
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>Or you can just suggest everyone surf the www.urs4.org and other UrS4 sites
>FAQ's
>FWIW, for you thread refurbishing Q's, you might want to consider looking at
>the problem from the other end.  Take a spark plug and measure it for the
>length, size & thread pitch you want to screw the plugs into.  The greater
>challenge may be how comfortable you feel with doing this with the head on
>the car.  Somewhere in the list archives are some lengthy discussions of the
>process, the suggested procedures and recommendations for products, i.e.
>helicoil vs. TimeSerts.  I think there may also be some cautionary advice
>re:  the potential effects, or lack thereof of the inserts on plug
>temperature etc.  IIRC, I think Scott Justusson posted some lengthy thoughts
>on, and about the process and his personal plug rethreading technique.  I
>don't know if there was ever a FAQ written up on this and posted to the .org
>or .com site.
>
>Good luck, HTH
>
>mike
>
>~-----Original Message-----
>~From: s-car list On Behalf Of Konstantine Bogach
>
>.... snips
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>~P.S.  Please,  when new person join the list after recent car purchase,
>welcome him by raising awareness of loose spark plugs (anything else
>treacherous like this one?) :-)
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