CorvAircraft> Stripped plug

Dave Morris "BigD" BigD at DaveMorris.com
Sun Feb 26 19:38:18 PST 2006


That's kind of weird, isn't it?  William put inserts into my plug holes 
just so I wouldn't be afraid to check the plugs regularly.  Presumably the 
inserts should do the exact opposite of what happened in your case.

Dave Morris

At 04:25 PM 2/26/2006, you wrote:
>Well, so much for the easy tear-down to remove the crank. The number 5
>plug's hole was fixed with an insert when I had my heads done. When I
>removed all the plugs the insert spun with the plug and came out. So now I
>have an even larger stripped hole.
>
>Questions:
>
>Is there any kind of insert that is going to repair the head this time?
>
>Can I do this in the comfort of my own home or take it back to the guys who
>did the heads in the first place?
>
>How is this supposed to be prevented?
>
>-- Craig
>
>
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