| Spark Plug Popped [message #248160] |
Tue, 22 April 2014 09:14  |
BRDRVR
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Location: Clearwater, FL-Gerlach,NV
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Bring a unit in last night about 30 miles from home and I heard a pop then what I thought was an exhaust leak. The engine lost some power so I managed to get it to the next exit. When I stopped I left the engine running and opened up the hatch to see what was going on as I put my hand down near the #7 cylinder and felt a strong stream of air. The spark plug had popped out and was dangling, still connected to the plug wire. The threads on the plug were not stripped but the first 3/8' of threads of the plug hole were. I pulled the plug out and buttoned it back up and managed to limp it home the last 25 miles firing on 7 cylinders. Good thing Florida is flat. Anybody have any ideas for a fix that does not require the head coming off? Is there a plug that has a longer thread pattern that I can stick in there that will get me beyond the stripped area?
Thanx. David
David Gourdine
http//www.blackrockdesertrvrental.com
booking@blackrockdesertrvrental.com
727-657-1955
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| Re: Spark Plug Popped [message #248164 is a reply to message #248160] |
Tue, 22 April 2014 09:46  |
BRDRVR
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Rob. Thanx. I just opened it up and saw that the PO had put a spark plug extender in it or it was an adapter for a compression gauge left in there. I pulled the extender gaped the plug and thru it back it there and she fired right up. Good to know that these babys will run fine firing on 7 holes.
Thanx. David
David Gourdine
http//www.blackrockdesertrvrental.com
booking@blackrockdesertrvrental.com
727-657-1955
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| Re: Spark Plug Popped [message #248165 is a reply to message #248160] |
Tue, 22 April 2014 09:55 |
BRDRVR
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The numbers on the side of the extender are M14LR.
David Gourdine
http//www.blackrockdesertrvrental.com
booking@blackrockdesertrvrental.com
727-657-1955
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| Re: Spark Plug Popped [message #248218 is a reply to message #248160] |
Tue, 22 April 2014 19:27 |
roy1
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About 5 years ago I had a champion plug blow apart in #4 hole and damage the valve. We limped home 400 miles towing a toyota truck over a 9000 ft mountian. My wife was afraid to drive the stick shift truck in the mountian. I seem to remember 5 miles an hour in low gear praying I would make the summit on the steepest pass.
Roy Keen
Minden,NV
76 X Glenbrook
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| Re: [GMCnet] Spark Plug Popped [message #248231 is a reply to message #248164] |
Tue, 22 April 2014 21:08 |
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USAussie
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David,
That extender could be to prevent oil fouling:
https://www.google.com.au/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=CCBXU-rhD8eN8Qfz44DgDg#q=spark+plug+extender
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Gourdine
Rob. Thanx. I just opened it up and saw that the PO had put a spark plug extender in it or it was an adapter for a compression gauge
left in there. I pulled the extender gaped the plug and thru it back it there and she fired right up. Good to know that these babys
will run fine firing on 7 holes.
Thanx. David
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