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yes and no.
Basically you are just cleaning up the threads and not recutting them .That why it's called a chaser and not a tap .
With a little luck any filings will just go out in the exhaust .I did blow it out before installing the plug .
Yes I know I am taking a chance but the furnace came first and that leaves me cash poor.
If it lasts until spring I will either trade it in or fix it right .
 

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yes and no.
Basically you are just cleaning up the threads and not recutting them .That why it's called a chaser and not a tap .
With a little luck any filings will just go out in the exhaust .I did blow it out before installing the plug .
Yes I know I am taking a chance but the furnace came first and that leaves me cash poor.
If it lasts until spring I will either trade it in or fix it right .
Hey, ya gotta do what ya gotta do, right.

So its sort of like a boilermaker, with Coors Light as the chaser!

I'm not familiar with these plugs blowing out but if they blow out and don't screw out then I don't see how there could be any threads left to hold them in, even after the Coors Light. I've tried tricks like adding a thin layer of shim stock with threads like that (or threadlocker) but never had much luck doing that and certainly never tried it on a spark plug.

I wish you the best of luck
 
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Well it's running. I put about 10 miles on just to try it out .Did not want to get to far from home .
Codes did not return an it actually felt smoother than before .
I do not consider this a permanent fix but I will try to make it until spring .
Who knows . Maybe I will get a little refund from my Uncle and update it some .
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Well everyone deserves a miracle in life. I personally would have not tried to do anything with the threads but try and screw in the plug, and hold my breath! Your thread from that cylinder might be the amazing candle that should have burned one night, but lasted eight! Got to take care of family and heat first, pick up a $500.00 clunker to get family around, I've done it. Look around you might find a mobile mechanic that can fix that hole cheaper, with a quality repair. I used to do a lot of mobile work back in my younger days. Keep us posted as to your vehicle, and your well being. Stay in touch! Moose.

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I had contacted about 4 shops and a mobile mechanic first but none could get it in until at least next week and I really needed it this weekend .Figured it was worth a shot.
If I get any fault codes it will go to a shop right away .
 

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I had a spark plug blow out on me. Put a new plug and coil pack in and over five thousand miles later still going strong(knocking on wood)
 

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You sir have an angel perched on your shoulder. Think about this for a minute, you've got soft aluminum threads, half the amount of normal, you jettisoned a spark plug due to lack of proper tightening, and lack of threads. Yet your new spark plug screwed in, tightened down, and held! Again you sir have dodged a 9mm shell aimed right at you!

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I have had plugs blow on me two different times. Put in a helicoil both times and neither plug has blown again. That was 5 years ago, and at least one plug change
 
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I see fleabay has kits for new inserts at a reasonable price .Looks pretty straight forward and unless the old threads are real bad there is no drilling .
I may order one ,but it still may have to wait until the weather warms up some .
My granddaughter is trying to talk me into trading it in but right now I have to much invested to send it down the road unless I find a spectacular deal on a newer one.
 

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The bad part was it happened on the interstate coming back from vacation and cost me $225 to get it towed home.
 

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