vMaster0fPuppets

iTrader: (6)

I have been having a ticking sound for wuite some time. I recently discovered it was due to one of my spark plugs not being in all the way and fixed the problem with my trusty socket wrench. Well, my engine block seems to have spit it back out. Ticking sound returned, so I retightened and the roblem was again resolved. I noticed a couple of days ago that the ticking has returned and am left to guess that my spark plug has again been rejeted by my engine block. How can I make my engine accept and love what I stick in it?

brad8266

iTrader: (23)

Tighten it more.

NDFORSPD

hahaha Id say thread lock blue, but considering your supposed to only use die-electric/Anti-sieze.....i won't comment

2001NBMZ28

Too much anti-seize? Take it out completely, clean all the threads before reinstalling.

1999Transamman

iTrader: (18)

Dont tighten it to much, you dont want to strip the threads. Try just a little bit of thread lock perhaps, and I mean a little, you want to be able to get it out again one day.

brad8266

iTrader: (23)

yeah just a litte bit of blue locktite, on just a few threads.

vMaster0fPuppets

iTrader: (6)

yea, i tried that.

I was afraid to use threadlock or loc-tite, but i guess i'll just use a little.

BigDaddyBry

iTrader: (15)

Swap it with another plug and see if it could be the plug. If its the plug, easy fix. If its the cylinder, try the locktite.

vMaster0fPuppets

iTrader: (6)

I replaced the plug with another one so it cant be the plug. ACtually I noticed the spark plug that I removed would not enter the cylender completely, it stuck out a half inch or so. The new one went in, stopped ticking and popped back out.

vMaster0fPuppets

iTrader: (6)

Turns out the porceliin in the spark plug was cracked.... easy fix