Re: Broken spark plug (AK Site. SVD Discussion Board)

Re: Broken spark plug
Author: black pearl	©	October 1, 2003 at 09:54:46
in reply to: Re: Broken spark plug* posted by roger on July 4, 2000 at 09:14:38*

> > Hey I just broke a spark plug tip on one of the plugs in my
> > 87 Buick Grand National. How to I get the plug out of the
> > cylinder wall. I dont know where else to go on the Internet
> > for advice.
> >
> > Thanks Billy
>
> if you got a sparkplug in your cylinder wall you're in a
> world of sh!t. hoping and assuming you mean the head, if
> you only broke the tip and the rest is still in there, just
> slip a sparkplug socket on and turn in a counter-clockwise
> fashion. if i remember correctly the GN uses a 5/8 socket.
> if the tip is in the cylinder, it's head-pulling time. if
> just the threaded portion is in the head, it's machine-shop
> time. good luck.

my mechanic took the heads off my car with a stuck valve
and found a smaller than BB size piece of metal in the
combustion chamber. possibly an old piece of spark plugs
electrode any experiances with a chunk in there for any
amount of time .. the inside of the chamber looks pretty
hammered

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> > > Hey I just broke a spark plug tip on one of the plugs in my > > > 87 Buick Grand National. How to I get the plug out of the > > > cylinder wall. I dont know where else to go on the Internet > > > for advice. > > > > > > Thanks Billy > > > > if you got a sparkplug in your cylinder wall you're in a > > world of sh!t. hoping and assuming you mean the head, if > > you only broke the tip and the rest is still in there, just > > slip a sparkplug socket on and turn in a counter-clockwise > > fashion. if i remember correctly the GN uses a 5/8 socket. > > if the tip is in the cylinder, it's head-pulling time. if > > just the threaded portion is in the head, it's machine-shop > > time. good luck. > > my mechanic took the heads off my car with a stuck valve > and found a smaller than BB size piece of metal in the > combustion chamber. possibly an old piece of spark plugs > electrode any experiances with a chunk in there for any > amount of time .. the inside of the chamber looks pretty > hammered
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