Why?

Because the thing that kept blowing out WAS the all night drug store thread
repair insert installed by the original owner of said engine bought second
hand from a reputable list vendor who obviously didn't know it had been
cross threaded by some mechanic type ape when he sold it to me.
So the choices are:
1.) Replace the head cause this one is toast because of the already been
done insert job.
2.) Cement the thread insert back in with JB Weld and see how far this
sucker will run before it needs doing again. Three years and counting.

Which one do would you choose?

tim (still rolling) in san jose

 >
><< tube of JB Weld >>
>
>I thought you were joking or speaking of something done by a brain dead
>ex-hippie who popped one too many tabs of acid.  Why would you do such a
>numbnuts repair when spark plug thread repair inserts are just about
>available in all night drugstores?
>
>Now, everybody else: If you do not know how to repair a queefed out spark
>plug hole, this is not going to teach you.
>
>George

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