

| 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.
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