Out of paranoia of this very thing happening to me, I always use a little 
anti-seize compound on the threads of new plugs. Of course this tidbit of 
information does absolutely nothing to help those of you that need a few good 
words of wisdom the most!

-Erik

In message <9506151232.AA22972@lenti.med.umn.edu>  writes:
> >If it ain't broke, don't fix it!  That cylinder could easily be worse off
> >after you 'fix' it.  Inserts often leak and the metal shards you'll
> >inevitably get in the engine will not be helpful.  Although at least # 2 is
> >easier to get to, on my engine.
> >
> >Eug,
> >'71
> >
> That was my thought.  I had the engine stripped down to the long block, and 
> applied heat, WD40, and everything else I could think of.  I couldn't get it 
> to budge.  I'm not going to try to do anything about it until I have to.  
> 
> In response to those who said that the life of the plug depends on many 
> things: I might add that the compression is 130-135 all around, and I 
> replaced the other plugs with platinums.  The motor burns very little oil, 
> like less than a quart every 2000 miles.  It leaks a couple of drops too.
> 
>  
> 
> CBridge@vt.edu
> Chris Bridge
> 71' camper
> 

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