[s-cars] Spark plug thread refurbishing

[Dave Forgie]

Konstantine:  I don't know how you would miss seeing a "spark plug
thread problem" thread if you were lurking on the list for months. It
certainly comes up very often. I have been on the List for almost 6
years and it definitely comes up several times per year.

In any event, you can not blame the list for you not doing you're home
work.  If, when you got your car and YOU had asked about any known
issues or things to look for, the List would have responded immediately
and the spark plug issue would have been near the top of the list.

On a positive note, there is a "new"ish device on the market that goes
through the spark plug hole without touching the threads.  You then
expand it and rethread the threads from the inside out.  This prevents
any problems with cross threading if you tried to retap from the top.
This may or may not work in your case.  But it would be worth a try.  I
will try to find a link to the device.  (I just saw a photo of it in the
last two weeks but where??)

Dave F.