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  1. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    it is possible there were none. thats great you got it out. i highly recommend you coat the threads in copper antisieze compound. it will make life much easier down the road
  2. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    oh boy. did you get the broken piece out?
  3. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    i dont know what is inside those things. probably some type of ceramic encapsulated resistor wire in a metal shell.
  4. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    haha, let us know what happens. remember heat is your friend!
  5. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    if you drill all the way to the bottom of the hole where the copper gasket would be sitting you will separate the electrode from the body. you dont want to do that. just drill in 3/4" of so. enough to get an easy out in there or something then the whole thing will come out together....hopefully.
  6. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    well not really. as long as you dont go so deep that you bottom out and separate the electrode from the body. if you do that then the electrode could end up in the engine.
  7. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    Yup 7/16x20 is right jerry
  8. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    Well i would do whatever i had to to get it out. If you pull the injector just the tip sticks through into the port. Pull the injector, Drill it, heat it and just work it that way.
  9. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    Let us know how the washers work out since you will be the first to use them. The specs are right so should be fine
  10. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    yeah the champions are usually $15-19 each. the ones being sold for $58 are the original mil-spec wellman plugs. the wellmans are good and come with the copper washer but they dont seem any better than the champions. i have used both. wellman/dieselrx quit making those plugs. not sure if they...
  11. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    yeah thats it bookpile. maybe they just changed how they were sold. i havent been on their website in 8 mos.
  12. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    here is a mcmaster part# 94397A542 same specs. only .004 bigger outside dia. i hardly think that would make a difference on that. mcmaster is really quick on shipping too.
  13. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    yeah book, those two sources seem to be pretty reliable and reasonable for the plugs. rockauto i think only sells them in a 10pk. last i checked anyway. i dont have any washers around or i would mic one up to get the measurements. might be able to just find copper washers that will work. just a...
  14. Jimc

    Glow Plugs

    the ch42 champion plug that is in the link is the proper glow plug. you cant go by what champion says. unfortunately they dont even know what the thread size is for it.
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