yea theres one actually right down the street il go there if this doesnt turn out well tonight

 

Go NOW they close early.

 

Put grease on the thread chaser and it won't drop shavings in the cylinder. BUT it sounds more like you need a Heli-coil to repair the damaged treads in the head. If there is that many shavings in there the threads are shot, the plug is not going to tighten or stay as tight as it needs to be.


And don't take this the wrong way but find someone that knows how to do a Heli-coil before you try. You have to re-drill the plug hole re-tap it larger and install the heli-coil. All with grease on the drill bit and tap to prevent the shavings from going in the cylinder. You'll probably have to take the header off to do it.

 

i have found that the header isnt in the way of anything, what would get in the way is the heat shield and fender well a/c compressor etc i dont think the threads are shot because if you read all the posts the shavings are magnetic and the heads are aluminum.

 

well i didnt go, yet, im gonna go first thing in the morning after i fool with the current one i have a little more. the dielectric compound on the finger actually seemed to get a bunch of the pieces out so next step is the current thread chaser, then an ace thread chaser, the the tape then the sticky string then... .. the green one is me being shot by myself...

 

I read all the posts in this section and didn't see where you said the shavings are magnetic. I didn't read all the other posts that where put up in all the sections you asked the very same question.

If there wasn't any anti-seize put on the plugs when they were installed more than likely if they came out hard the threads are gald. Anti-seize prevents bi-metallurgical reaction (steel/aluminum) You may have remnants of the spark plug threads mixed with the threads in the head and that's why they are magnetic. Aluminum is softer than steel the threads in the head are fucked up!!!

 

The two threads of the same topic have been merged together.....No need to have two about the same thing

 

after you get the shavings out of the head, get a shop v ac and attach a smaller diameter hose (than the plug hole) to the hose of the shop vac using a lot of tape. Stice the small hose into the cylander and turn on the vac. try to suck as much out of the cyl. as you can, then use the greesey rope trick. Good luck.

Mike

 

blown, thanks for merging them, i was just desperate and wanted to get as many responses as possible. im gonna go to ace hardware and buy a better thread chaser and some smaller hose to stick ont he end of my vacuum. dont have a shop vac but i have an electric blower that can be switched to vac so that should work. im not denying that the head threads are messed up, thats certainly possible but upon inspection of the plug that was removed from that location, all the threads are intact. but i didnt find another plug whose white ceramic was seriously cracked to like broken in half so im guessing thats my misfire problem. i dont know where else the shavings would come from but i didnt put that much torque on the plug to gald them. honestly, if the head threads were screwed wouldnt it get pretty tight,kinda pop and be loose again and never tighten all the way down?

 

can anyone explain how to do the helicoil repair kit thing? it was recommended i get some help on this instead of just going at it, its going to have to be my last resort. JUST IN CASE (praying...)