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<x-charset iso-8859-1>This is EXACTLY what happened to me 14 years ago... I can tell you what NOT to do... DONT stuff it back in or try to put in a new one without removing the engine. Its a helicoil thread insert... and stuffing a new one in there resulted in a plug that blew out and melted out the spark plug hole a couple days later ruining the head. I hate to say it but Id NEVER use a helicoil on spark plug hole... there are those that swear by them but your occurance happens too often. use a thread INSERT repair kit, although I find that the ones I used required them to be frozen in liquid Nitrogen to make them screw in they tend not to come out and if they do the will screw back in easily unlike the helicoil. this requires removal of the head to do properly though... Keith > Well, I did a tune up this weekend and I found something strange. My #3 > spark plug came out with an attachment. Stuck to the spark plug was > another threading. It fit over the spark plug threads and made it bigger. > Does this mean that I have a stripped hole ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe </x-charset>