Would you be worried ?

[Deleted account 250319001]

Going word for word from my Clymer manual, I took my plugs out. On removing one of them I could feel grit in the thread. I was careful not to push any shit into the cylinder by blowing it out before removal. But it was there when threading it back in. Does it matter, and how can I clear it.
Nige

 

[DutchBryn]

Hi Nige. Yeah, prolly. But I'm somehow pre-disposed to -ve thinking.


As to the grit in question? Hopefully you picked it up when removing the plug. It's a long way, in these engines.

B.

 

[Stewart H]

Normally I blow the area out with an airline before I start, last week I did not bother and just popped the new plugs in, done a couple of hunderd miles since but next time I will blow it out again, I did get grit, leaves and paint fragments the first couple of times.

Stewart

 

[davegs]

Worried?

I'd be petrified!, sell it for bits on E bay!, on the other hand remeber it's Clymer who also tell you not to look into the peterol tank with a naked light!.
Don't worry clean the plug threads up and put them back or be like me never take them out!.
Dave GS.

 

[ELIMINATOR]

You could always take an old plug, cut a slot in the thread, and run it down the spark plug hole, after putting a little bit of grease onto it. this will clean the thread out, and collect the bits.

 

[harry]

You could always take an old plug, cut a slot in the thread, and run it down the spark plug hole, after putting a little bit of grease onto it. this will clean the thread out, and collect the bits.

Good tip,thanks

 

[Deleted account 250319001]

That is a good idea, Also I noticed that the plugs had no copper slip on them, fitted by a dealer
I have copper slip and will lightly cover the threads putting the new ones in.
Cheers guys

 

[sproggy]

Why would a dealer or anyone else use coppaslip on spark plugs? It's not necessary.

 

[Deleted account 250319001]

Why would a dealer or anyone else use coppaslip on spark plugs? It's not necessary.

Is it not

 

[Sempione]

It's not necessary because they are nickel plated.

 

[Deleted account 250319001]

I'll ignore that bit in the manual then

 

[MikeP]

I find that there's a handy hole left after I remove the spark-plugs, so I just use an air-line and blast any crap down inside it. I never see it again so it obviously falls out the bottom somewhere.