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| WildBill |
 Jun 1 2008, 04:16 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 6-July 06 From: Palouse, WA Member No.: 6,391  |
I was wondering if anyone has ever drilled/tapped the heads to use larger plugs. Both my 1973 2.0 heads have one bad plug hole, one was heli-coiled and the other was stripped when I bought the car. I live in the middle of nowhere and don't really want to mail the heads to a unknown machine shop unless I have to. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks
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| WildBill |
Jun 1 2008, 08:07 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 6-July 06 From: Palouse, WA Member No.: 6,391 |
I was kinda worried that the timecerts would not work because the one hole was already drilled out larger for the heli-coil that fell out. That is why I started thinking about drilling and tapping for a larger plug. It seems like that would be a good permanent fix if it was possible to do it. I have not figured out the timecert hole size or anything yet though.
I am sure most people would just have it welded and redone, I am just worried about the local shops, they usually work on large farm equipment that is made from 1/2 inch thick steel. I live in the middle of wheat fields in a town of 900 people. The closes real town is Seattle, 300 miles away. |
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| ericread |
Jun 2 2008, 01:08 AM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(WildBill @ Jun 1 2008, 07:07 PM)  I live in the middle of wheat fields in a town of 900 people. The closes real town is Seattle, 300 miles away. I was going to make a wisecrack about Ellensburg not being a "big" city, then I realized how far east your are. 15 miles from Moscow??? Удачи! (Good Luck!) |
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WildBill spark plug hole repair Jun 1 2008, 04:16 PM
vsg914 Is this a budget/quick repair? Is the head off? Re... Jun 1 2008, 04:26 PM WildBill I would like it to last for at least a couple of y... Jun 1 2008, 04:42 PM vsg914 I know ther are a couple of guys on the board who ... Jun 1 2008, 04:48 PM
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I know ther are a couple of guys on the board who... Jun 1 2008, 04:52 PM So.Cal.914 You could put the timecert's in yourself. More... Jun 1 2008, 05:06 PM shoguneagle Try it, you will like it. Your pocket book will l... Jun 1 2008, 06:51 PM SGB
Try it, you will like it. Your pocket book will ... Jun 1 2008, 07:52 PM zonedoubt I also found a stripped out plug hole when replaci... Jun 1 2008, 09:40 PM sww914 I bought a timecert kit at an Autozone or Kragen. ... Jun 1 2008, 11:23 PM WildBill Yep, pretty much nowhere. I can get a good used t... Jun 2 2008, 10:01 AM zonedoubt I was just quoted $350 for a M14X1.25 repair ... Jun 2 2008, 12:10 PM HAM Inc Try Jim Pendergrass for Time Serts. 1800 926 1847 ... Jun 2 2008, 05:42 PM |
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