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May 9, 2006 | 12:26 AM

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TheBlurLS1

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Tonight we finally got all of the ceramic out of the plug. We soaked the threads in Pb Blaster and will attempt to get them out tomorrow. My hopes are really up now.

Awesome! It'll feel great when it finally pops out. I spent 4 days trying to get a broken dipstick tube out of my block, and 3 days trying to get a camshaft retainer plate bolt out of the oil pan. I've got experience.....

How'd you get the ceramic out?

May 9, 2006 | 12:32 AM

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2002ssls1

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How'd you get the ceramic out?

I stuck every kind of pick that you can buy in the hole and just tried to chip it out little by little. I took a break and had my friend try to chip some out and hopefully get it to pop out because it has been turning the whole time that I was picking at it. He said that he wanted me to look at his progress and it looked like it would fall out, but needed a little suction from a shop vac. It sucked that thing right out, and I think my heart skipped at beat in a good way. I just hope that the threads are not cross threaded so I dont end up having to take it somewhere to get the head pulled.