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Old Jul 16, 2017 | 01:08 PM
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Spark plug blow out

I took one spark plug out. Looks like someone put a sleeve in it to fix blow out in the past. It does not look like the sleeve is .TimeSert I took a picture of TimeSert. Clearly the sleeve that is still on the spark plug is not TimeSert. I am wondering if I still can install TimeSert even if the spark plug hole is little bigger due to lousy cheap sleeve. And idea?
 
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Old Jul 16, 2017 | 01:33 PM
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If that's the TimeSert you have over on the right then the OD looks bigger than the OD of the middle spark plug. If that's the case then you should still be able to use the TimeSert since it's larger.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2017 | 01:34 PM
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If that's the TimeSert you have over on the right then the OD looks bigger than the OD of the middle spark plug. If that's the case then you should still be able to use the TimeSert since it's larger.
Great news. Then I will do it. Thanks. Yes, the one on the right is TimeSert.
 
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You can tell that Helli coil wasn't installed properly. But the good news is that time sert has a fix for this problem.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2017 | 04:42 PM
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All done. Took me an hour to do it. It was very easy because the intake manifold was removed as it was leaking coolant. I also removed the fan and the cowl. I ended up having ton of spaces to work on it. One problem fixed. Now waiting for the intake manifold and other parts.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2017 | 11:45 PM
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While you've got the intake off, replace the heater tube that runs under it up to the water pump. They rust out and it sure is easier to deal with them while the intake's already off for other stuff. Wish I'd have been told this while I had mine apart.
 
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Now waiting for the intake manifold and other parts.
Hopefully new spark plugs are included on that list of new parts since they're so easy to change with the intake off.
 
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