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THEONE
08-21-2009, 05:16 PM
so im driving and boom and my car starts running like crap.
i look under the hood and there is the spark plug attached to the wire laying on top of my valve cover im like what the hell.i had no tools so i had to ride on 3 cylinders.

when i got home i looked in the plug hole and i saw that some crack head broke a plug off at some point in the cars life and drilled through the plug and installed a plug into the old plug lololololol
i have never seen such a rigged repair in my life and the strangest part is that the plug that was drilled that was broken in there origonally was a 13/16 plug and i cannot fit a socket in the hole to get the old one out so i guess i have to run the plug in the plug set up..

anyone ever seen this done before? oh and its on 2 of my cylinders
silversol
08-21-2009, 05:19 PM
its probably a spark plug anti fowler not another spark plug.
browningboy7
08-21-2009, 05:22 PM
its probably a spark plug anti fowler not another spark plug.

x2
THEONE
08-21-2009, 05:30 PM
its probably a spark plug anti fowler not another spark plug.

what in the heck is that? and how do i get it out? why would some one use one of thoses? the plug wires dont fit right and the plug keeps backing out of it.
X-Runner
08-21-2009, 05:49 PM
its probably a spark plug anti fowler not another spark plug.

x3 and its because your car probably burns oil. They keep the oil off the plugs AKA making them not foul out with oil.
THEONE
08-21-2009, 06:16 PM
x3 and its because your car probably burns oil. They keep the oil off the plugs AKA making them not foul out with oil.

wow really it does not smoke at all. hmm that sneaky bastard lol

how to i get it out?
X-Runner
08-21-2009, 06:30 PM
Honestly... I would leave it. There is a reason someone put those in there.
Barefoot
08-21-2009, 07:32 PM
Honestly... I would leave it. There is a reason someone put those in there.qft
THEONE
08-21-2009, 07:37 PM
Honestly... I would leave it. There is a reason someone put those in there.

really? it just seems rigged i want it out cause the plug wires stick up almost an inch out of the holes and rub on the hood. and i need to know if it does burn oil cause im doing a swap and i need to know if i can sell as a good running block or core. cause it actually runs very well and does not smoke or knock or even tick.
Barefoot
08-21-2009, 07:42 PM
really? it just seems rigged i want it out cause the plug wires stick up almost an inch out of the holes and rub on the hood. and i need to know if it does burn oil cause im doing a swap and i need to know if i can sell as a good running block or core. cause it actually runs very well and does not smoke or knock or even tick.i believe u answered your own question. just make sure u tell the new owner what u have found out here today.
THEONE
08-21-2009, 07:44 PM
so you think i should let it be? thats gonna be hard for me hahaha
Barefoot
08-21-2009, 08:00 PM
dont fix it if it aint broken.
THEONE
08-21-2009, 08:18 PM
dont fix it if it aint broken.

haha yeah i have always had a problem following that saying :D
Barefoot
08-21-2009, 08:20 PM
haha yeah i have always had a problem following that saying :Dthis will be 1 time u will have to follow it. this fix will really hurt your pockets.
THEONE
08-21-2009, 08:44 PM
this will be 1 time u will have to follow it. this fix will really hurt your pockets.

im gonna leave it be and focus on my y8 build. but this is a first for me never seen one of these plug things before.
Barefoot
08-21-2009, 09:20 PM
im gonna leave it be and focus on my y8 build. but this is a first for me never seen one of these plug things before.good move
afwfjustin
08-22-2009, 10:38 AM
If you want to fix it, you're probably going to have to replace your valve seals. Depending on the car that you drive, you might just want to buy a new head and slap that on. If you're running a D or B series like 95% of everyone on this site, heads can be found for 30 bucks usually.