Out of paranoia of this very thing happening to me, I always use a little anti-seize compound on the threads of new plugs. Of course this tidbit of information does absolutely nothing to help those of you that need a few good words of wisdom the most! -Erik In message <9506151232.AA22972@lenti.med.umn.edu> writes: > >If it ain't broke, don't fix it! That cylinder could easily be worse off > >after you 'fix' it. Inserts often leak and the metal shards you'll > >inevitably get in the engine will not be helpful. Although at least # 2 is > >easier to get to, on my engine. > > > >Eug, > >'71 > > > That was my thought. I had the engine stripped down to the long block, and > applied heat, WD40, and everything else I could think of. I couldn't get it > to budge. I'm not going to try to do anything about it until I have to. > > In response to those who said that the life of the plug depends on many > things: I might add that the compression is 130-135 all around, and I > replaced the other plugs with platinums. The motor burns very little oil, > like less than a quart every 2000 miles. It leaks a couple of drops too. > > > > CBridge@vt.edu > Chris Bridge > 71' camper >
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