Re: [T3] spark plugs

["Keith Park" <TopNotchResto@worldnet.att.net>]

Actually i had a helicoil comeout with the #3 plug on my old 73.. boy.. it
can really make you hate them fast, especially after stuffing it back in
and 3 days later blown back out again on a steep hill.. along with some of
the surrounding head.

I dont like the inserts eather.. I could never make them thread and fit
properly, or even go in at all without using liquid Nitrogen...

Ahhh,, the old days.

Keith


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> From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>
> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] spark plugs
> Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 5:46 AM
> 
> On 9 Nov 98, at 13:27, Sonny8oy@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > just been replacing my spark plugs.
> > well, 3 out of 4 anyway.
> > this is the second time i have replaced them since i got the car.
> > it appears that one spark plug is larger than the other three (#4).
> 
> It is most likely that what you have is a repair insert that has 
> stuck to one of your plugs and came out with the plug.  These solid 
> inserts are the standard repair, but I much prefer a Helicoil, as a 
> better, more permanent, repair.  Helicoils don't stick to the plugs.
> 
> You can take a pair of pliers and unscrew the insert from the old 
> plug and install it on the new one.  This will work quite a few 
> times, until those threads strip out.
> 
> BTW, The W in W8AP stands for 14mm thread, so all your PLUGS are the 
> same size.
> 
> Jim
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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