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Old September 25th 05, 08:14 PM
dave AKA vwdoc1
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Well you could try to "glue" the spark plug into the head with JB Weld if
all else has failed.
Since you are probably talking another head anyway, the weld might last you
awhile until you find the right person to work on it and of course the
funds! ;-)

The best fix, of course, is fixing it right with new cylinder heads.
JMHO
later,
dave
(One out of many daves)


"Earl Brown" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for the info. It'll probably be a while before I can look into
> it -
> it spit out a spark plug the other day, and it happens to be a
> rough-budget
> time. I've got to save up before I can afford the work (and the wife
> doesn't trust me to get it right, since tapping for a sleeve didn't
> work...)
>
> But maybe cracked head is why the spark plug flew...
>
> Earl



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