HOW-TO Easily Fix Stripped SPARK PLUG Hole Threads
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- HOW-TO Easily Fix Stripped SPARK PLUG Hole Threads
In this video I show you how to easily and quickly fix stripped cylinder head spark plug threads!
This method will apply to all small engines and even in the automotive industry!
Tool used in video is called a "Spark Plug Thread Chaser".
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ALWAYS THREAD IN SPARK PLUGS BY HAND FIRST THEN TIGHTEN WITH WRENCH!
Thanks for the grease tip!
My won’t go in without using a wrench
@@randi740 what kind of grease
@@freedompioneer4311 Any kind should work.
@@landen_576 It is probably stripped if that is the case.
This video was a life saver! Been maintaining Harle's and yard equipment for some time and I accidentally stripped the plug for my Ariens Deluxe 28 snow blower. Followed your tutorial and it worked like a charm. I have liked and subscribed...thank you!!!
I’ll put a piece of fuel line on the end of the plug to start it in, if it’s hard to reach in with my fingers. Thread chaser is a great tool.
Jim add a short piece of tight fitting wooden dowel to the other end of the fuel line to act as a handle and then see all of the places you can reach with it. Also great for handling hot plugs.
Ditto!
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@@37yearsofanythingisenough39excellent tip, will do. Sometimes the simplest things elude us.
jim s That’s what my wife claims happens to me!
Thanks for another informative and entertaining video Don! I have done this myself and found that if I magnetize my thread tool, it helps capture the metal shavings as well.
I have a tip for you... I had an old time Master Mechanic tell me when I was a young lad.. I'm 56 years old now..
When he installs spark plugs, he would take a rubber hose approximately 6 to 8 in long and install it on the top of the spark plug and then he will hand start the spark plug using that rubber hose twisting the hose with his hand, until the plug is screwed in the hole appx 1/2 way... then he would put the spark plug wrench on there and snug it up.. With my fat little sausage fingers, I've used that trick for 40 years it has served me well.......👍
Bish Bash same here sir NEVER go wrong:)
I've been using a 12" piece of rubber air line for decades to install spark plugs. It slides completely over the plug insulator and keeps the plug from falling out. The hose is long enough to reach down into engines that have spark plug "tubes' that sit in a line down the center of a cylinder head / valve cover. Also great for going around corners, brackets, wiring and other engine hoses that are in the way of a spark plug hole, or the holes are just at an inconvenient angle and hard to get to. Never once needed a 'handle' in the end of the hose since the grip on rubber is much more secure than a smooth piece of wood.
@@highpwr That's a good tip also...
Ya, I never used wood either.. I always had better control with just using the rubber hose. I like your idea with the airline, I think I'm going to try that next time. Thank you..👍
Well this is from a 71yr old Class A mechanic we use the old long spark plug boots from old spk plg cables they are pliable and don't have a set in them like hose. If you have to use hose use hose without cord. Also Don seems to be a lot of carbon on the threads of the cyl head was plug loose org
@@JFLovely17 another excellent idea from a master mechanics of 71 year young thank you for your reply excellent idea....
What a great save, gonna have to look for one of those. Even though I'm only working on my own stuff I can see how it would save me a lot of frustration.
I switched to using fuel line to start my plugs on hard to reach plugs. Getting in a rush to finish a job is usually what gets us in trouble. I am not going to lie and say I have never done it. I have had to replace the cylinder head on a snowmobile because eather the plug was seized in the threads or I screwed it up myself. My fingers no longer work properly any more, I have noticed that as I get older, I have had to change how I do things. Investing in a power wratchet and impact drill have really saved me. Thank you for showing us that tip. I learned it on the head of a 1987 Escort Wagon that had blown its spark plug out of the threads. Some one had over tightened and stripped the plug threads on it before I got it. I suspect it was the dealer for you.
Great video, I usually start with a piece of hose if I can't start it with my fingers. Great advice Donyboy!
Great video Don. I have the same issue on a Honda GCV135 engine. I didn't realise that tool existed to chase the threads. Will be buying one now once I find out the thread size. Cheers!
I always put spark plugs in by hand and turn them in as far as possible on any engine small or large.
Learned that one the hard way.
Thank you!!! I did eactly as you said and back in action after having buggered up first 3 threads or so using a socket (no hand) to try get the plug back on! Stupid move on my part to begin with but this got me out of trouble!
Thank you Sir you are appreciated very much for excellent videos over the years.
Glad I watched this may prove a handy fix
Once again great video and tips. Gonna have to try to get one of those tools. Thanks for the video.
Great tip. Thank you for sharing. 😎🇨🇦
Yes, I'm one of those idiots who cross-threaded the spark plug on my leaf vacuum. This tip worked perfectly - thanks.
Greetings from Spain . I love your channel. You make very useful and instructive videos. I've learnt a lot ! Thank you so much.
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lovely Video there Donny mate this idea sounds like it will work on lawn mowers too and here in Australia we have a Victa Power Torque 2 stroke lawn mowers with the Decompressors and Engine Crankcase Pull Starter assemblies and we often get people,s mowers who over tighten or strip or cross thread the original threads from the cylinder heads on some people,s accidents or nerve etc but yeah very common here
Thanks Don!!Fix my spark plug thread on my old ariens st 1236 :)
Rubber hose on end of porcelain and its the feel , NEVER messed one up 50 yrs
Great job, I have a plug chaser that expands,you put grease on it,drop it in Hole to bottom of threads,expand it and back it out.
Pulls all the shavings out with it and starts at good treads and makes a great repair.
I enjoy your stuff.
I’ve seen one of these but I have a couple of questions, does it bore it out so u need a bigger spark plug or can I use the same one, also what if some threads are good, does it leave those alone or would it change those threads as well
This worked great. Thank you.
Well I've just ordered a two pack with four sizes after watching this video. Cheers mate 👍
Thank you for this video!!
Bro. Thank you. Great video
Good video! Thanks
Well done again. Enjoy your channel 👍.
Thanks for the info and advice.
Any time!
I have done many of these repairs already this year
I ran into this problem today at the shop on a Predator engine. The threads in the head only have about 2 rounds still in tact, the others are smooth. I have a Heli-coil but I might try a thread chaser first. Thanks.
I bought mine to use as a motorcycle flywheel remover. I use the 18mm side on aircraft sparkplug holes occasionally.
Great job on that job spark plug repair my canadian brother 👍😎😎👍
Great tip with the grease
I like to take a short piece of plastic tubing and put one end over the top of the spark plug, and roll the tubing in my fingers as I thread the plug on. This helps especially in tight spots
Great job
Put anti-seize on spark plug threads helps.
THANK YOU!!!
Another great tip Don, I need to find one of those thin walled socket tools.
Thanks Don
Another brilliant design from the engineers at Briggs and stratton...spark plugs that can't be reached with a normal spark plug socket.
NICE trick
Great video Where did you buy that tap tool ? Will it work for 5/8 spark plug auto plugs
Do you recommend a little anti seize grease on plug threads? Thanks for the tip.
Exellent , get to the point video .thank you Donyboy 73..
Where can buy that tool?
Very informative 👍 Anyway the spark plug thread of my motorcycle are lose thread.The standard spark plug is C7HSA and i am decided to make it OVERSIZED.The OVERSIZED spark plug is DH6A what size of hand tap do i have to use?
Do you have a video on replacing the spark plug wire/boot on the craftsman 28 inch wide snowblower? Or something else similar
A small amount of nickel anti-seize on the plug helps save engine threads. Reduce the torque by 30% when tightening.
I replaced a new spark plug on my snowblower, it ran for about 5 minutes and heard a popping sound, the spark plug shooting out from the engine , I thought it had damaged the threads, (looked in the spark plug hole, it doesn’t look damaged )I put the old one back in, it’s nice and snug, it ran fine..new spark plug looks defective (maybe smaller and loose)when comparing to the old one...I was lucky didn’t have to do this procedure...but thanks for sharing.
I usually like to use a shop vac to try and get out any small pieces that may have dropped down inside,I have a small hose that goes on my shop vac
All well and good. if you are without a thin wall plug tool or a thread chaser now what? What, use your old plug and a triangle file cut four grooves up the threads tapering them deeper at the bottom to the top, making your own tap Start the plug in the hole with your fingers and yes a piece of hose fitted on the top of the plug for an extension works great now with grease on the plug gently start the plug and run it in all the way down, back it out clean it and carefully reinstall the same plug. When you can replace the plug with a new one. This is how I repaired a crossed threaded Honda number 3 plug on a 350 four which has a frame tube in the way for a good straight shot at installing the spark plug. This worked for me and it lasted from the California desert to Missouri where it had the plug replaced by the dealer.
That could have been so much worse for the customer, they need to be more carefull.
I've always used fingertips for starting plugs, most of the time the plug goes half way in before needing a socket.
Crazy question, but what kind of grease did you use? Have the same issue with my snow blower and want to give this a shot.
I bought that plug thread chaser in 1965. Some of the best money you can spend on tools.
MUST be a much better quality tool then what I can find today
@@donyboy73 Mine was made by KD Tools, and is a silver finish.
@@Cope1024 where you get it?
@@DavidHernandez-ue4fz At my locsal auto parts. KD is out of business, so look on the web.
@@Cope1024 i will tried to fix on mower,any suggestions?
You can adjust the piston so that it is at the top of the head and with needle nose plyers stuff a little tissue in the spark plug hole for double protection to catch metal shavings.
Do you use flex seal products on any of your repairs
where did you get that tool? that is neat!
Can you use a rubber hose to start it in the engine? My Honda is hard to access it
I cut grooves in a spark plug then use it to chase the threads
@Vintage & Modern Repair
Never thought of that.
Good to know.
Indeed it works great using bolts cleaning or even cutting threads in soft metal castings such as aluminum and zinc where a regular tap wouldn't do.
I have done that works ok but a dab of anti seize would have gone a long way towards preventing this problem.
@therockkkkher, that won't work for cutting but cleaning it probably will if the bolt is grade 12.
@therockkkkher, the head can be aluminum alloy while the bock can be cast iron, yes, but there are many combinations now.
As for the threads being directly into the casting itself, on small engines, definitely. On modern high performance lightweight car engines, good question, I don't know - I've been driving diesels for 30 years now ;-)
Hi. The cover that you removed with the gas pump. One of the two screw holding the cover with a plastic wing nut has stripped at the know itself. the screw remaining is now a seized pin. i have sprayed wd40 and used an adjustable snap pliers but it will not move. any ideas?thanks. BTW great videos
Put anti-seize on the threads, screw the plug by hand until the gasket is seated, and finish with a plug wrench with short handle to feel the torque. Anti-seize enable the plug to be screwed by hand until it is seated.
thanks Don, great video tips. do you ever use anti seize on the threads of the new plug or in other equipment ? thanks
only my vehicle
Nickel anti-seize, used sparingly, is appropriate on any spark plug thread. Remember to decrease tightening torque by 30%.
2:16 My 1970 Peugeot 504 had a spark plug wrench almost exactly like that - because the plugs were in deep wells, which was unusual for pushrod engines at the time. I think I still have it. It's the only part of that car that survived to this day haha!
On my Honda mower engine, it is a little difficult to get your hand in there properly to take care with starting the spark plug. So I can imagine that some people would just get impatient and wind up cross-threading the thing.
I had a 504...I LOVED that thing..it rode like it was on a cloud and had an awesome sunroof.... and best was nobody had a clue what it was...
@@alcocklake Yeah! I liked mine too and even rebuilt the engine once. It was awesome for driving on bumpy 2-lane secondary highways at high speeds, like 80+ or whatever mph, because of the great suspension with no bump-steer and lots of wheel travel. And the piston/cylinder liner kits with slip fit liners. And that full manual sunroof - I appreciate that more than ever now that I've had a BMW which has a sunroof that fails, you "fix" it, and it fails again. Boo.
Where do you get the spark plug thread chasers
Hi Dony, doing the same thing to a generator! :)
Same thing here
Great video Don ! Canadian Tire in Canada also sells an OEM brand expandable thread chaser. You just insert it passed the bottom thread, expand it until it mates the head threads and back it out. Great because the bottom threads are usually in good shape and grab the tool easely and because you pull out the shavings. Keep up the good work !
i'll check it out , merci
@@donyboy73 OOOOPS, mislead you Dony. The tool is Powerbuilt # 640811
What kind of grease did you use?
Think intermediate level to entry level could do this donyboy73? I am worried 😟
I have a lawn tractor with a single cylinder engine and it popped out. I wonder how much damage there may be in there. It sounded like a backfire when it popped out and now it won't thread back in. I had never seen anything like it happen before. The plug still had the wire attached but I found it dangling on the wire and immediately knew I may be in for some trouble. Maybe I can still get some life out of that engine? I should probably let the shop I bought it from take a look, they are an independent shop and never overcharged for anything I had it in there for in the past. I can get them to look at and make an estimate of the repair cost. I don't know if anything else in there is bad, a borescope would be nice to get a quick peek in there and see if it looks OK in the cylinder. I think that all it may need is a thread repair but I won't know until I or a shop get a deeper look inside it. It was not cross threaded, it has been working for a good long while with no issues. I go to start it up and bang! Then it cranks a lot easier because there is nothing holding pressure any more. I don't know if it needed a valve adjustment that may have been to prevent this. I don't even know if the previous owner had them adjusted. Many people never think of things like that. I hope it is not shot. Maybe it happened because the timing was off a bit? I don't know! It will be interesting to hear what may have caused it. It is bizarre!
Search for Powerbuilt Back Tap 640811. It’s a spark plug thread tap that lets you tap the threads from the inside out without removing the head.
Every time I change a spark plug or something subject to heat or threading into Aluminum I use some Anti seize compound on the threads. Cheap insurance for when you take it out the next time.
Where to buy this?
Where do you purchase this tool from?
Did you change oversized sparkplugs?
Also, these soft aluminum threads WILL strip if the spark plug is undone on a hot engine. The engine must be left to cool completely before removing the plug.
Hi sir not sure if you have time to reply. I have same machine and did same fix. Seems to work. Issue is when blowing snow it keeps shutting down ? I can’t see the plug fix having anything to do with this?? What’s your thoughts
Thanks
could be a fuel issue
donyboy73 fresh fuel sir that day at gas station..???
turn it over a little to push out any grease
It does make me wonder why manufacturers don't fit steel bushes in the first place but that would spoil our "enjoyment" later on!
Mr. Miyagi say; "Best'a defense is no be there."
does anyone know if different plugs have different thread pitch on them? Thanks
some do
Donyboy I need to chat with you something badly about swapping crankshafts on a 25 hp Kohler engine how is the easiest way to get ahold of you to chat?
Dony You didn't say where I can purchase one of those spark plug threading tools ? thanks Ron
check Amazon
Can you use anti seize as grease?
NO you shouldn't
I was advised by a shop of "experts" to use anti size on the plug. I explained that there isn't a need because it's always dry and comes out every few months. What's your view? Great little tool for the clumsy fingers brigade.
not necessary if it comes out often like you say and is stored indoors. I do however put a slight bit on my vehicle spark plugs
Just remember antiseize can make it easier to over torque, and make sure when you apply it to wipe off excess so that it stays in the thread valleys.
Put antisieze on every thread that is subject to heating and cooling (due to condensation) and every thread subject to water, salt spray, and etc. unless you enjoy thread repair. I have seen too many spark plugs, muffler bolts, wheel lugs (cars, trucks, boat trailers) rusted in place when the need arrives to remove them. Some engineers will tell you that it affects the torque value, but remember they don’t really work on anything. I’ve never had anything in 67 years come apart yet due to antisieze. YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAINT THE ENTIRE STUD OR BOLT WITH IT. Put some at the beginning of the thread and the mating female thread will carry it down. Antisieze is REQUIRED on all stainless fasteners that will be taken apart and reassembled to prevent gauling and the resulting lockup. Don’t bother looking up gauling in Machinery Handbook......there is nothing in there about the subject. I believe it happens because of most alloys of stainless being relatively soft........but I am not an engineer.
@@37yearsofanythingisenough39 Yes, exactly. I use it in my car, snowblower and mower it is a good idea. I use it on bolts, wheel lugs, and other spots since I live in the "rusty northeast" portion of the US.
Be aware that anti-sieze conducts electricity. If you get any on the ceramic it can cause the plug wire to short the the cylinder head.
Another thing I learned the hard way.....
What's the part number of the tool you use?
what if you accidentally over torque the spark plug in the hole and the hole it too big for the threads?
I apply anti seize compound onto the spark plug threads, I was a bit worried when I was changing the spark plugs in my mothers Corolla as one of them was a bit tight.
I was afraid that the aluminium threads would gall up & strip out so I used an anti seize compound on the new spark plug threads so the same thing wouldn't happen next time !
How do you repair a spark plug thread in a generator with a Tap and Dye set?????
Use grease. Smarter than Scott Kilmer
Leave the spark plug in the socket and extension, and install with your hand. Why does it have to be so difficult? I have never cross-threaded stuff.
Also, never pull or install plugs on a hot aluminum cylinder head. Always let it completely cool first.
NO ANTI-SEIZE?
Should you always try this first? I have a stripped outboard motor spark plug. The spark plug will go in, but the spark plug remains loose
yes I always try this first and if it doesn't work I install a thread insert
You ever see a stripped Honda engine spark plug like this?
What engine is that?
briggs 13:50
@@donyboy73 Thanks
Hi can this be done to chainsaws
yes
It's a minor point, but the title is a bit misleading, the threads aren't actually stripped, just misaligned.
You know it still have metal shavings in the cylinder ? With the grease not good enough. You still have to blow out the Metal shavings from the cylinder head .
Where can I get that tool? What is it called? Thanks in advance 👍
check amazon, "spark plug thread chaser"
I will never understand why customers/consumers constantly remove spark plugs in the first place. The chances of a spark plug being their problem is slim to none. They virtually last a lifetime in a small engine.(Look how many times they fire vs. how long they last in an automobile, and the use in a small engine is a minuscule amount of that time!). It must be the only thing they feel they know something about so they “PUT A NEW PLUG IN IT”
I removed mine when the engine flooded
@@kilpel2 that makes sense, but not many know enough to do that when their engine is flooded.
I follow you on Facebook ask questions and get ignored. Why is that?
He is probably busy running a business, taking care of his family, moving tripod around to set up video shots by himself, spending hours editing videos etc.
I'm guessing youre asking questions like "Hey I have (insert brand & model here) and it's doing XYZ, I haven't googled at all to try and solve my problem, can you tell me how to fix it for free" ?
:)
viewer54322 . Plus after 300 questions of "my mower doesn't start, why" you must get pissed off.
viewer54322
First off who are you ? I was not leaving any questions for you ! As to your comment about me not trying to solve my own problem I have. Have you ever heard of a second opinion ? This man I am asking questions of is plenty old enough to speak for himself. Why don’t you mind your own business!
bobbelsekwol
If he can not deal with questions he should not have a Utube channel.
@@ablelockandkey5854 viewer54322 sais it perfectly "He is probably busy running a business, taking care of his family, moving tripod around to set up video shots by himself, spending hours editing videos etc. "