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VIPERONE
20-11-2006, 21:59
Today no.2 spark plug blew out of my head smashed the s p cover and hit the bonnet. the spark plug port threads are no more :-(
thought my exhaust has split at first. due to the blowing lol.. on looking inside the bonnet i saw the problem.
i managed to wedge the plug in to get me home but it spat it out on pulling it home.
am i right in thinking my options are:
1) spark plug port rethread kit
2) new head.
naturally i cant be arsed messing with taking the engine apart lol...
i was only boasting the other day about the reliabilty of my car since i fettle with it..lol
VIPERONE
20-11-2006, 22:00
wedge a spare plug in^^
clean16v
20-11-2006, 22:02
happened to a lad over on CS a while back as well.
Options you pointed out are the only ones i can think of. Does the head not have to come off for rethreading anyway?
VIPERONE
20-11-2006, 22:06
i dunno tbh
http://www.timesert.com/html/sparkplug.html
http://www.namrick.co.uk/browse.asp?PCID=28
VIPERONE
20-11-2006, 22:07
must be too much compression lol ...
VIPERONE
20-11-2006, 22:09
hello winston ;-)
If you take the head off you can have the thread re done at any decent place, like impulse developments or that port formance a few have used on here will prob do it.
Have a bit of polishin an portin while its there :wink:
Or as you have said, buy a new head.
I wouldnt try an force it or you may cross thread it, but I'm sure you already know that.
You still got the meggy head????
didnt you already have the head done gunner ? thought you first one was cracked and pissed oil out everywhere, so just get it rethreaded
you want a pinned time sert......helicoils are crap.
impulse will sort it.......not really had any dealings with em after they moved away from tod like......but they used to be pretty good.
VIPERONE
21-11-2006, 19:42
you want a pinned time sert......helicoils are crap.
correct! thats what im having fitted on sat, head stays on
happened to my brother mk1 172.
had the head helicoiled... worked fine after that!
:D
Crossers
29-11-2006, 16:07
Great, don't you be givin my willy any more ideas on how to break! she's vertually bloody new now! Last thing i need is that happening :twisted:
Paul
VIPERONE
29-11-2006, 17:35
fixed for a mere £30 . with the head still on... :shock:
:shock: wow cheap fix :shock:
i would of been shitin it :lol:
i still wud be for that price.....chewing gum?! :wink: :lol:
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