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Old Aug 23, 2018 | 11:01 AM
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That wasn't a Champion spark plug was it?


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Old Aug 23, 2018 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 0maha
That's awesome, right there! Honestly, I expected this to turn out a lot worse!
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You and me both Omaha, you and me both!

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That wasn't a Champion spark plug was it?


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It was a HD plug, but I know it wasn’t the plugs fault... gotta blame this one on the man with the ratchet in his hand.
 
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Glad that worked out for you! Scary stuff...
 
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Not bein the grease monkey I wish I was, when ever I put a wrench to the bikes, I get all zen with it.
Glad this is over and done
 
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Hopefully you didn't use the silver anti-seize. It's not good for aluminium. It can cause the threads to rip out. There was a time when I didn't know this and I've had to install steel thread inserts in both heads on my Shovel.
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Hopefully you didn't use the silver anti-seize. It's not good for aluminium. It can cause the threads to rip out. There was a time when I didn't know this and I've had to install steel thread inserts in both heads on my Shovel.
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I know I’m getting old and never owned a shovel but when did shovels have aluminum heads?
 
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Hopefully you didn't use the silver anti-seize. It's not good for aluminium. It can cause the threads to rip out. There was a time when I didn't know this and I've had to install steel thread inserts in both heads on my Shovel.
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I've been using silver anti-seize on spark plugs for years now with no problems.

What problems were you having?
 
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I know I’m getting old and never owned a shovel but when did shovels have aluminum heads?
Since their beginning .
 
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Originally Posted by Kingglide549
Since their beginning .
As did Panheads before them.
 
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Since their beginning .
Like I said, getting old, I saw Heads but was thinking jugs.
 
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