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| lineslinger |
01-09-2007 02:31 PM |
Anti seize on plugs in aluminum heads?
What is the best lubricant to use on plug threads that are to be used in aluminum heads, engine oil...anti seize....assemble lube? I don't want to use the wrong stuff and "glue" them in there.
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| Jimi G |
01-09-2007 02:42 PM |
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| xlr8or |
01-09-2007 03:35 PM |
And don't use too much. You only need a tiny bit and you don't want it to get to the inside of the plug.
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| FUNFER2 |
01-09-2007 04:00 PM |
I agree, just anti-seize. No need to glob it on, just brush it on one side of the threads. Can be messy to clean up. With that a fact, I like using the tube vs the brush.
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| speed220mph |
01-09-2007 04:21 PM |
Don't use antiseize if thread inserts are used. On the other hand, don't even think about installing plugs without a light coat of antiseize on the threads. Don't use it and you wring the threads out of the plug holes.:eek: But as said, don't get any on the electrodes. It will ground out the plug.
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| Zoom This |
01-09-2007 04:22 PM |
By the way, always install plugs in a cool/cold aluminun head. If you crank the plugs tight on a hot engine, they can be next to impossible to remove when the engine is ice cold.
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| Karl Bebout |
01-09-2007 04:23 PM |
Anti -seize is great stuff and really cuts down on the need for heli-coils. The one thing I don't understand though, is how a tiny spot of it on the end of a finger can somehow spread clear up to your elbow as well as all over your clothes?
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| FUNFER2 |
01-09-2007 04:29 PM |
Carlos- hehe!, Yes,.....messy !   |
| Tinker51 |
01-09-2007 05:51 PM |
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| blueovalfanatic |
01-09-2007 11:51 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Karl Bebout
Anti -seize is great stuff and really cuts down on the need for heli-coils. The one thing I don't understand though, is how a tiny spot of it on the end of a finger can somehow spread clear up to your elbow as well as all over your clothes?
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LOL...Yea, I have seen first hand what a big glob of it does under the handle rails on a toolbox. It's there for a month regardless. In fact, just to let the guy (a friend BTW) know that I coulda got him, I ground down the threads on a couple zerk fittings, put a dab of grease on the ends, and sat them on top of his box...and even went as far as drilling through the metal of a red mobile cart, and put the red painted metal shavings around the fittings to give it that fresh drilled look. He thought the top of his box was filled with grease. LOL Anyway, yea- the stuff definately goes a long way.
As for plugs and aluminum heads, I have had good luck with Lubriplate. Not nearly as messy either.
Greg |
| blueovalfanatic |
01-09-2007 11:52 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Karl Bebout
Anti -seize is great stuff and really cuts down on the need for heli-coils. The one thing I don't understand though, is how a tiny spot of it on the end of a finger can somehow spread clear up to your elbow as well as all over your clothes?
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LOL...Yea, I have seen first hand what a big glob of it does under the handle rails on a toolbox. It's there for a month regardless. In fact, just to let the guy (a friend BTW) know that I coulda got him, I ground down the threads on a couple zerk fittings, put a dab of grease on the ends, and sat them on top of his box...and even went as far as drilling through the metal of a red mobile cart, and put the red painted metal shavings around the fittings to give it that fresh drilled look. He thought the top of his box was filled with grease. LOL Anyway, yea- the stuff definately goes a long way.
As for plugs and aluminum heads, I have had good luck with Lubriplate. Not nearly as messy either. In moderation, Anti-Seize has to be better though.
Greg |
| Ron61 |
01-10-2007 05:02 AM |
I have always used the anti seize from a tube and just a drop of it on the threads of the plug. As stated, a very little can go a long way. If you really want to find out how far, put the uncapped tube down and then sit on it while looking at the old plug you just took out.
Ron :LOL:
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