Re-threading The Spark Plug Hole

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08-13-2003, 05:29 PM

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banzaitoyota

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^ Excellant Suggestion! Another advantage to the rotary!

08-13-2003, 07:34 PM

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thats actually a factory test, you put air into the spark plug hole and look in the radiator

mike

08-13-2003, 07:53 PM

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To check the water seals, why didn't I think of that

08-13-2003, 08:10 PM

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I have all the tools, been in this buisness for too long, just never tried to tap the hole on a rotary. I'm just wondering the consequences of some shavings getting in. In a piston engine, it really don't matter that much, plus it's easy to get out

08-13-2003, 08:14 PM

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guess we will see

08-15-2003, 02:21 PM

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Well it took 2.5 hours to get the tap to go in straight, but once I lined it up, it went right in. I used alot of grease on the tap each time I passed it into the hole, so most of the shavings came out, cranked it a few times, put some anti-sieze on the plug, plug went in fine, car starts, car runs