Spark Plug tubes: anyone replace them yet?
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Spark Plug tubes: anyone replace them yet?
I have a constant battle with oil filling my spark plug tubes and its extremely annoying. I have already tried to RTV the ***** out of the valve cover and the seals around the tubes and I have stopped the leakage on all but one. The tube looks to be slightly damaged due to poor packaging during the shipping of the heads.
http://www.courtesyparts.com/betasit...7-p-15326.html
you can buy the tubes but has anyone actually replaced them or know how much labor is involved, i can do it if a press isnt involved
thanks,
Jason
http://www.courtesyparts.com/betasit...7-p-15326.html
you can buy the tubes but has anyone actually replaced them or know how much labor is involved, i can do it if a press isnt involved
thanks,
Jason
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I have a constant battle with oil filling my spark plug tubes and its extremely annoying. I have already tried to RTV the ***** out of the valve cover and the seals around the tubes and I have stopped the leakage on all but one. The tube looks to be slightly damaged due to poor packaging during the shipping of the heads.
http://www.courtesyparts.com/betasit...7-p-15326.html
you can buy the tubes but has anyone actually replaced them or know how much labor is involved, i can do it if a press isnt involved
thanks,
Jason
http://www.courtesyparts.com/betasit...7-p-15326.html
you can buy the tubes but has anyone actually replaced them or know how much labor is involved, i can do it if a press isnt involved
thanks,
Jason
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after installing my Vortech my Spark plug gaskets gave out... They were filling up with oil in seconds..... Its at the stealership now getting the valve covers replaced and its warrantied... I am still fighting to see if my compression is indeed good or not but that is another story..... go see if you can get them replaced if you have warranty left..... the seals on the valve cover are permanent kinda like your rear main.... they are covered....
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Have you ever tried to remove a tube Hal?
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Just a heads up, they can be difficult to pull out. Also, mark the new ones height before you put them in because you can go too far. A rubber mallet or block of wood and hammer will work. Just make sure they go down straight and cover everything if using wood haha.
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Bump, I am trying to remove the tubes now and I am having a hell of a time trying to get them out
Has anyone actually removed the spark plug tubes?
Tips please?
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+1 on damned stupid valve cover replacement for seals too. I hate having to tell a customer how much that costs.
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I don't even remember. I stayed in the office. There was cursing and I didn't want to get involved. They went back in fairly easily though, like Hal said, a good soft rubber mallet and a 2x4 works wonders for that part.
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I know I've personally yanked out a number of smaller press fit steel vacuum tubes from aluminum intakes using vice grips, but nothing of this size. And I can't imagine having to try and drill it out if the tube cracks or rips. So he must have used some tool I haven't seen sitting around the shop, or he just totally winged it and went with the vice grips.
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I have only installed them on the cosworth heads (don't come with them for some reason...) But it is just a pressure/interference fit wit the head. I would use vise grips and a propane torch to heat the head up uniformly with the engine cold. The allum should expand faster than the steel tube and you should be able to twist/lift the tube out with the vise grips, getting mad at them will help also!
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seriously **** my life lol
i tried drilling them and twisting them out and it didnt work
even tried looking a hook through the holes and using a cherry picker to try and pull them out and the damn thing picked up the whole engine
just shoot me now
i tried drilling them and twisting them out and it didnt work
even tried looking a hook through the holes and using a cherry picker to try and pull them out and the damn thing picked up the whole engine
just shoot me now