Re: Blew A Spark Plug

["Greg Herrmann" <airtech@isoc.net>]

helli-coils work fine.  As a matter of fact all  recip air-cooled aircraft
engines use them

Greg Herrmann
----- Original Message -----
From: Don Muirhead <dmr@kwic.com>
To: Quattro (E-mail) <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 1:06 PM
Subject: Blew A Spark Plug


> '86 CGT finally popped a spark plug and put a nice ding on the hood (sniff
> - new last year) and left me sitting in a service centre about 140 km from
> home this morning.  While I was waiting for the tow truck I checked the
> rest and I have another thread that's a little weak as well.
>
> Engine has nearly a million km's so I guess it was due to happen some day.
>
> I never had to put a heili in anything so the big questions are:
>
> 1. To heili-coil or not - does it work, or
>
> 2. Just replace the head.
>
> Don
> '99 A4
> '96 S6
> '86 CGT x 2
>