

| Subject: | Re: oil plug woes |
| From: | Larry Alofs |
| Date: | Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:40:56 -0500 |
> > > What happened when you tried the 6 point socket? > > Did you round off all the corners? > > > > Larry A. > > > > > > > > Nope - I didn't use it much - just tried to get it to > budge -- > > FYI: My mechanic buddy said to try running the engine > to warm, then take a icecube or 2 and cool down just > the plug - and then try it. > > FYI2 - My shop mechanic said for $40-50 he'll get out > the old plug and set a helicoil w/proper threads... > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ I would do the ice cube bit (couldn't hurt), after it's cold hit it a few times, and then put the 6 pt socket on with a long breaker bar, and apply as much force as it takes. Larry A.
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