And now the threads are f**ked... I'm either shopping for a new head or getting metal shavings into my cylinder... Anyone else had this issue? This girl is having a drink tonight!
Blew out #7 spark plug
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On buying new heads, which ones are the best guys, thanks!
The heads released in Jan '05 are the best ones.
That is probably all that is available new now.
Time-Sert works well for repairing the stripped threads.
Dana
That is probably all that is available new now.
Time-Sert works well for repairing the stripped threads.
Dana
Haha oh you have NO idea...you think you have it bad....check this out....http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=401003
when you do the time-sert repair, you pack the tap and reamer with grease and that catches most of the aluminum shavings. what makes its way into the cylinder is totally benign, and will be exhausted right away. because, after all, its just a couple tiny shavings of aluminum...
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I had this happen to me as well. The spark plug was cross threaded and finally just blew completly out taking all of the threads with it. I had my buddy fix it at his shop. Simply drilled out the hole, put in a steel insert, new spark plug, coil and coil cover and i was good as new!
Yeah using a heli-coil or something similar is a great option. Replacing the head should definetely NOT be necessary at all! A good shop should be able to fix it on the car, and in the worst case almost anyone could fix it with the head off!
Buying a new head should definetely not be necessary!
Buying a new head should definetely not be necessary!
You can also fasion up a small tube to send down into the cylinder bore through the repaired area to vacume up as much as possible. That along with the greased tap will minimize shavings.
+1...same thing happen to my friends car because of the densos04MystiCobra said:
I just had the same problem with the same cylinder yesterday.
If you pull the head, it would be a good idea to time-sert all of the plug holes. And if I had to pull one head, I'd pull both and do all 8.
you can do all 8 with the heads on the car 
if you were so inclined...
if you were so inclined...
RealBadDude
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SnakeBit said:
what do you mean by "time-sert" i havent heard that term before ?
instead of a heli-coil, which is basically a piece of wire pretending to be threads, this repair installs a bushing. you ream out the hole, retap it, screw in the bushing, cold roll the threads, and it stays in there.
http://www.timesert.com/html/triton_repair.html
http://www.timesert.com/html/triton_repair.html
RealBadDude said:
Awesome guys thanks a bunch! I'm going to try that time-sert before the new heads and cams. XO
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