chefdave Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Hi went to replace spark plugs today and could only remove 3. Have sprayed rest of plugs with shock and unlock. No joy but dont want to get to aggrestive incase i break plug or strip threads. old pluds are champions with plug lead connector unscrewed. also plugs that i removed where wet and smelt of petrol. thanks dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I hate to say this but you either leave it in there or yank it out and take your chances. They do make repair bushings if you bugger up the threads just grease up the threader when you do the repair to catch as much metal as you can. Be sure to coat all of them with anti seize . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanAatTheCape Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 you might try bumping them to the tighter position - sometimes that will break them loose. would not get to vigorous because you obviously do not want to break the plugs the petrol sounds like raw fuel - guess someone tried to start it unsuccessfully? which engine are we talking about? how long has it set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy in Jax Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I had one plug that would not budge, we sprayed PB blaster on it and finally got it to move. Sometimes you have to move them back and forth after they brake free to get them out. My guess is that one bad plug had been in the motor twenty years. Coat all new plugs with antiseize compound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydancer2992 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 My experience is that the plug is a lot stronger than the aluminum threads. However it is disconcerting when the new plug won't tighten because the threads are no longer present. A helicoil kit is about $10 at an auto parts store. However, once the coil is inserted, the little tang of metal in the center tends to break off and fall inside the cylinder. A magnetic probe costs about $5. Handy for inserting into the cylinder and pulling out the missing metal tang. Helicoil has lasted three spark plug changes or about 150,000 miles so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefdave Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hi Thanks for advice. ally heads are a pain will carry on with small amounts of penatrating oil when cold and get engine to cycle through hot and cold for a week. Then try again. plugs already removed are corroded and champion make. all the ends where leads attach are loose. not good for running or fuel consumpsion. Thanks dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefdave Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hi have changed 5 out of 6 just middle one on air intake side. it will do 2 turns then go very tight. so have unwound 2 turns used penatrating oil then done up. theory being im pushing oil towards cynlinder thus lubricating whole tread. Will keep you posted and let you know out come. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waiter Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Give it a squirt, turn it out until it gets tough, give it a squirt, then turn it back in all the way.. repeat the process,Gud luck. I hate screwing up threads. John Mc 88 Dolphin 4 Auto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 CLP Break Free... i have yet to find what it wont bust out. cleans firearms GREAT too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunrading Arkansas Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 PB Blaster - got everyone of my Exhasut Manifold studs/nuts out with out breakage or heat. Spray, wait 30min, spray again, then proceed as Waiter instructed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefdave Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hi do you know what the uk version of clp brake free and pb blaster are called. Thanks dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 CLP Break Free I have used to remove rusted carbide nuts from Arctic Cat Carbides and saddles. Anyone that knows those Saddles knows they are aluminum and the carbides are steel. The corrosion is Epic. CLP will foam up and FILL the barrel of a gun before fizzing a bit and then the penetrating part starts and it will clean an old shot gun that hasn't been cleaned in a jiffy like new. I have tried all the other products and nothing removes rust, fouling, carbon, and even galvanic scale; and guess what is in the 22RE? in the uk? http://www.amazon.co.uk/BreakFree-Break-free%C2%AE-Clp%C2%AE/dp/B0002IKDQ6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefdave Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hi totem thanks for link. think i will be using a lot to remove rust from chassis and track rods etc before sealing chassis aganist winter salt thanks dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefdave Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 Hi quick up date 5 good plugs and dodgy one with end cap tightened has transform dolpin. had to give it some welly for overtaking. well i was amazed doing 60mph up a 1 in10 and still pulling like a train then in came overdrive and thst did not slow acceleration. Even fuel gauge did not move. ummmmm big surprise. Next will be filters and oil change. may also have a go at air intake mod featured in this forum shown on 3.4 v6. Need all the torque i can get for going up scottish mountains. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Where are you in Scotland? The tartan here is Wallace spent many a night in the Scottish pubs what else is there to do in the winter when it's dark at 3 PM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefdave Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 Mainah am long way north of you. live in groats next stop north is orkney islands. im not scottish by birth but deffo not english due to cornish and irish blood. do the lejog run twice a year to visit friends and family. toy is ideal now i dont have tow a twin axle 6 berth caravan. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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