Leaky heads
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Leaky heads
Has anyone out experience leaky heads at the spark plugs?
Im getting a leaky gas/ oil black looking stuff at the spark plugs, mostly the rear head.
Was told that aftermarket aluminum heads have done this because the boss landing where the spark plug rest isn’t flat. So took to machine shop and had it trued up, but yet still leaking.
Whats the fix?
Im getting a leaky gas/ oil black looking stuff at the spark plugs, mostly the rear head.
Was told that aftermarket aluminum heads have done this because the boss landing where the spark plug rest isn’t flat. So took to machine shop and had it trued up, but yet still leaking.
Whats the fix?
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From: la la land jerzey
Probly ment 300 inch they use all metric in Iceland
indians do that a lot pulling the heads and replacing the inserts is one fix - but they leak around the out side of the insert and not the plug to insert thread
green loc tite on the out side thread is what we do and it seems to work - finding what thread will save you time put some never sneeze on the plug and take it for a ride 18mm plug thread if it is the plug a reducer to 14 mm and use a conventional plug instead of the big jamoke ones but that == once you green replacement is all u can do then going forward
indians do that a lot pulling the heads and replacing the inserts is one fix - but they leak around the out side of the insert and not the plug to insert thread
green loc tite on the out side thread is what we do and it seems to work - finding what thread will save you time put some never sneeze on the plug and take it for a ride 18mm plug thread if it is the plug a reducer to 14 mm and use a conventional plug instead of the big jamoke ones but that == once you green replacement is all u can do then going forward
