Ouch, sounds like someone blew a plug out at some point in that van's past and used a plug shim to get the new one in. Usually just a temporary fix, but I had a friend who drove his for another 50k before addressing the replacement head. Your options are: a) install a new shim with the new plug (this may be difficult and prone to failure) b) install a new aluminum head Smarter heads than I may have other suggestions. MT -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Harry Hoffman Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 1:53 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: spark plug threads Hi All, So, I started to tune up my vanagon but replacing the spark plugs. I took the second plug out and out with the plug came the steel (?) thread that lined the spark plug hole. I can still see threads in the hole but now the plug just drops in the hole. What are my options? Pulling the head and getting it re-threaded? Cheers, Harry |
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