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Subject:Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
From:Mike S
Date:Sun, 2 May 2010 13:36:30 -0400

At 12:49 PM 5/2/2010, Roland wrote...
>Went to Napa and got a new timesert (actually the Napa brand product),
>some
>thread locker material came with it

A real Time-Sert does not depend on any sort of thread locker, it gets
expanded when properly installed to lock it into place.

I would not trust any thread locker to work at cylinder head
temperatures. The vast majority are simply modified technical grades of
cyanoacrylate (super glue). Heat is what is used when the "permanent"
types need to be removed.