Spit first plug and heli coil
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Spit first plug and heli coil
First thanks to every one that writes all the great threads. This site convinced me to buy a V-10 and it is the best truck ive ever had and have been more than happy with it until today. When i spit my first plug. It wouldn't relly bother me much except for the fact that the heli coil went with it. I was wondering if there is anything that i can do besides buy a new head. 99 F-250 165000miles
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Originally Posted by haarman
First thanks to every one that writes all the great threads. This site convinced me to buy a V-10 and it is the best truck ive ever had and have been more than happy with it until today. When i spit my first plug. It wouldn't relly bother me much except for the fact that the heli coil went with it. I was wondering if there is anything that i can do besides buy a new head. 99 F-250 165000miles
no you don't need a new head, http://www.timesert.com/index.html
they have a double over size to make a great and better repair then with a helicoil get the kit and do them all at one time and just double over size that one and any others that may have gotten repaired the wrong way
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I realize that this plug spitting thing has been beat to death but I was wondering if anyone has ever had a Timesert fail? I have been considering doing all eight just for the piece of mind but not if it can also fail.
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Originally Posted by Mr. G
I realize that this plug spitting thing has been beat to death but I was wondering if anyone has ever had a Timesert fail? I have been considering doing all eight just for the piece of mind but not if it can also fail.
That doesn't mean it hasn't happened!
Just that we've never heard of it. And I think we'd be the first to know, given how much we recommend this to everyone.
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me nether. and over my 42 years in the shop i have never seen any timesert or full torque thread repair fail. what dose fail in spark plugs and really in any alloy part was the heli coil which is fine in a cast iron but still not for spark plugs in that either.
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hay haarman, i just bought a full torque kit ($450) and would be willing to let you "rent" it out. and that goes for anybody on this board. i used it once and although it was worth every penny, i'd like to get some of my money back while saving some of you some. say for $50 plus shipping and the cost of the insert @ $10.00 i'll loan it out. of course you will also be responsible if you break any tools in the process. i broke that tiny 1/16" drill bit, but again those things are cheap as well.
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Did anyone here do their own insert and use that trick of packing the tap with grease to pick up the cuttings? How'd that work out?
I'd be scared to death to do that on the motor! That'd turn a $50 job sour real quick.
I'd be scared to death to do that on the motor! That'd turn a $50 job sour real quick.
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Yep, I did just like they mentioned with packing the flutes of the tap with grease to catch the shavings. It seemed to catch most if not all of the shavings, then I ran a tube connected to a shop vac thru the plug hole and vacuumed anything that got through. I've got close to 20,000 miles on the repair and all is well, so it seems to be working fine!
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I need to correct my referal earlier the correct address is www.locknstitch.com-sorry for the confusion.
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catching the shavings
i just put a time sert on ... you guessed it the rear plug on the passenger side. # 3 so i've heard. If you are going to tap the head, you need to make sure that the cylinder is all of the way up. put a screwdriver down on top of the cylinder and get someone to bump the ignition until it is all the way up.
Then i did three things.
1: use a magnetic pen to pull out shavings
2: use an air compressor to blow out shavings
3: use a shop vac to suck out shavings.
I did each of them twice until i felt like that was pretty much it. be sure and make sure that the cylinder is all of the way up though because if it is down and you blow int it, you are sending the shavings further in to the engine.
Then i did three things.
1: use a magnetic pen to pull out shavings
2: use an air compressor to blow out shavings
3: use a shop vac to suck out shavings.
I did each of them twice until i felt like that was pretty much it. be sure and make sure that the cylinder is all of the way up though because if it is down and you blow int it, you are sending the shavings further in to the engine.