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stripped spark plug housing thread in cylider head?

The housing threads in one of the cylinder head spark plug holes is compleatly stripped and a spark plug now just 'drops' in to the hole.

How is this repaired and is it expensive to do it?
Rob, September 2009
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Thanks John.

My garage is sorting it out now.

Just as you said, the head has to come off and the stripped thread housing re-driilled, tapped and a threaded insert installed to take a spark plug.

Rob, September 2009
A good garage will fit a 'helicoil' insert for you - but it means taking the cylinder head off to do this. An alternative is another head from a breakers yard.

John, September 2009

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