Post by gazw on Sept 17, 2017 14:42:36 GMT
Can the sparkplug hole be helicoiled institu ? Or is it head removal job?
Out on the superdream today for the first time since getting the bike after taking a few bits off and replacing to make the bike look a bit better , I had done about 20 miles when all of a sudden there was a loud pop and then really loud engine noise , at first i thought the exhaust had come away from the barrel but that wasnt the case , the spark plug and blown out of the head . It looks as though the last owner has stripped the threads and it was hanging in there on the cast couple of threads
Tried puttting the plug back in but its not threading in properly as the threads are stripped
So back to the original question , can it be helicoiled insitu or do i have to remove the head?
Cheers
Out on the superdream today for the first time since getting the bike after taking a few bits off and replacing to make the bike look a bit better , I had done about 20 miles when all of a sudden there was a loud pop and then really loud engine noise , at first i thought the exhaust had come away from the barrel but that wasnt the case , the spark plug and blown out of the head . It looks as though the last owner has stripped the threads and it was hanging in there on the cast couple of threads
Tried puttting the plug back in but its not threading in properly as the threads are stripped
So back to the original question , can it be helicoiled insitu or do i have to remove the head?
Cheers
