Cross threaded my damned plug

[bc59bus]

[Hotrodvw]

That is a slick tool.........good to know, thanks.
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'67 Sunroof
Eric

78x94 with IDA's....oober fun

Horsepower is an addiction........Addictions cost
lots of money!

Hose & Fittings

[bc59bus]

Happy days, found one KD 3545 Internal thread chaser 14 mm. Let's see the magic !! (85 bucks but if it works, well... $$ well spent)
SRP1 many thanks

Bill

[veedub]

What length 14m x 1.25 time sert insert are you guys using? 11mm?
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[mark tucker]

one of my mofoco's is a bitch to thread the plug into.I dont have a clue as to why.Ive checked it out it all looks fine.I wich these vw had steped plug holes to help keep em straight when putten them in .hmm a steped plug would be nice too. I have found that some time,some cookies,a cold non alcohoolic drink and some shade helps a lot.and of corse dont put a rench on the plug till you have screwed it in atleast 5 turns by hand/fingers/hose. I think Ill make some new cylinder covers(aka tin) that are like the early porch ones where the entire end (with the spark plug holes in it)comes off easely.that way I could get the holes where they need to be and have them seal to the head like thay should.(not realy seal they need about a .040-.080 gap, not the gaping holebig wide open non fittingworth a crap,and yes this go's for oe tins too.) the bergermans shroud of turincars I re did had over a 1/2" gap for the air to escape along the entire head serface at the valve cover end.it's kind of easy to see why those shrouds dont work so well when you have a look at whats goin on or not going on in there.there a pain to fix but probably worth fixing if you have one.and some look better than the some of the vw ones do.but the price should be around $200~300 for the setup including alt&mounts, pullys.IMHO.oops getting off track a bit.I use oil on my sparkplug threads too.and dont leave loose or too tight.remember the aluminum expands more than the steel plug does, so it may get loose over time, and need a little snug.or might not.and the expanding&contracting works on the threads too.so it's not just instaling&removing the spark plugs that wears on the threads but also the heat cycles take thier toal.( not to be confuzed with the eviel troal rideing on her menstrial heat cycle.)

[White Trash Renegade]

The number 1 cylinder blew the plug out with an insert attached to it. After I pulled the motor out I found the plug stuck in the fan! I looked in the plug hole and the threads were completely gone. Trying to avoid buying a new head or heads even though I know that is whats gonna need to happen eventually. So now I need to find a distributor for time-sert. does anybody know if you can buy them online anywhere?
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1968 Beetle.

[HOTMOPR]

[BugMan114]

I've used those sparkplug repair inserts from auto zone/ advance auto with success. those are the solid black inserts, NOT THOSE DAMN HELICOIL SPRING THINGS. those are for bolts only, not sparkplugs!!! but the black ones I've used with the motor still in the car. I just use bearing grease on the cutting tool thingy, do a turn, pull it out, clean the shavings off, regrease, do another turn, repeat. screw the insert in, use the spreader tool, hammer it lightly which spreads it out, and bites the head. and I've never had one come out. Sometimes, i'll smear the threads of the insert in JB weld before I screw it in, just to be safe. I dunno why people say it doesnt' work under heat. I've used JB on combustion chambers that had bad nicks, and filed them smooth, and its always stayed in tact.
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1974 Super Beetle: Custom resto in progress
1972 Super Beetle: Daily Driver
1971 Std. Beetle w/ 1929 Mercedes Benz Gazelle kit
1960 Baja Bug
1969 Baja Bug
Sand Rail- Homemade
Sand Rail- FUBAR

Aircooled Airheads

Why the hell do they call it a gland nut. its obviously a big fat bolt!!!

[HOTMOPR]

I may have to try that. I emailed timesert and they want 270$ for their repair kit. Hell Id rather buy a new head than do that. Unfortunatly that isn't in the plan right now..

[Dr OnHolliday]

JB Weld is good to 550 degrees and loctite good to 500 degrees.
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1965 Type 1 sunroof Baja / about 70k miles on self-rebuilt '74 1600 and counting / SP heads and aftermarket valve keepers / non-doghouse shroud with external cooler and filter / 1.5 qt extended sump / Weber 32/36 DFAV progressive carb / 009 dist with Pertronix / 1.25 ratio rockers and ball adjusters / 1.5" stainless steel J-pipes and carbon steel baja exhaust

[perello]

FWIW

I had trouble with one spark plug, first thought I cross threaded it.

Bought an inverse thread chaser, nice tool and not expensive, to find out
there was a damaged helicoil on that thread *damn*

I'll remove the head and put a 11mm deep copper Time-sert on there, cry once, you know.

Moral of the story: never ever use helicoils on spark plug threads
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Aug '58 pressed bumper SO23
1974 German Thing
1978 Bug 1200

[Cusser]

[Scott Novak]

I've been using either copper or nickel anti-seize compound on my spark plug threads since 1976 and I've never had any issue with it.

I use a liberal amount of anti-seize compound and make sure it's worked into the threads and then wipe off the excess. I'm careful not to get any anti-seize compound on the electrode insulator.

With 14 mm spark plugs with 12.7 mm long threads, I torque the spark plugs to 18 ft lbs, which is equivalent to 21.5 ft lbs with dry threads.

I ALWAYS use a thread chaser and clean the threads in the cylinder head before installing the spark plugs. I can usually screw the spark plugs in almost all of the way by hand. If the spark plug holes are clean it should be difficult to cross thread a spark plug.

Scott Novak

[perello]

fixed the plug thread

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Aug '58 pressed bumper SO23
1974 German Thing
1978 Bug 1200