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Re: type3-d Digest V99 #404


Try some high temp red locktite on the insert threads.

Tim Dapper
 
> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 00:11:41 EDT
> From: Sonny8oy@aol.com
> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] pop-out
> 
> driving along today around town, all of a sudden the car goes pop, and sounds 
> loud and rough.
> turns out it blew #4 spark plug out of the head. this is a plug that had a 
> threaded insert on it. i managed to put a new plug in with a new threaded 
> insert on it (last two threads were serrated to help keep it in there; old 
> one was plain). i'm obviously not very confident that this will last very 
> long (it lasted a 35 mile low rpm drive home), so what should i do, without 
> taking the heads off, or anything fancy like that? should i replace the 
> threaded insert with a helicoil? would the head then need tapped?
> thanks
> 
> sonny


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