RUST Encased Spark Plugs - HELP ASAP
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Agreed, time for some new heads or pull and try to salvage. It would make a huge mess but you could always try a small hand held sand blaster and try to clean the whole head up and shoot some new paint on for the rest of the season at least.
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I think they meant muriatic acid which might work, there is a product called naval jelly which might work also.
My preference would be sand or bead blasting
If you use acid, have plenty of water handy to flush it off
My preference would be sand or bead blasting
If you use acid, have plenty of water handy to flush it off
Last edited by Wobble; 09-05-2009 at 09:35 AM.
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That looks like a snowplow truck from up here in the northeast... I've seen a ton of them. You aren't spraying anything on there that's gonna help. Best bet is to break the pocelain, and pull it out (it's tapered, so it'll pull out of the steel body). Then, you can use a SQUARE style e-z out, not the spiral style, tap it into the opening where the porcelain was. Snap-on tools square e-z outs work excellent. Use some heat sparingly on the head around the plug... don't use too much, cast iron isn't real forgiving if you get it red. This works 4 out of 5 times, I've done alot of them. Otherwise, you're pulling the heads.
Good luck.
Good luck.




HOW IN THE HELL DID YOU LET IT GET THAT WAY...