Subject: Kapow & Helicoil
Author: karl von kologiski
Date: Mar 18, 2004, 6:48 AM
Post ID: 1716334230
While riding to work this morning, I went to pass someone who was reading the paper while driving. I jucied the throttle and Kapow. My eldo sounded like a sick lawnmower. Looking down at the cyclinder I noticed the plug wire laying there with no end in it. I pulled over and noticed the sparkplug was gone. I walked back a block and found the cap end and plug laying in the road. Just then a car ran over it and smashed the plug end. I got the plug and what was left of the boot. The threads in the head were gone. The plug sliped in and out of the hole like there were no threads at all. I was able to smash the threads on the plug and removed the compression ring and it was just enough to get the plug to stay in the head. I rigged the wire end to the plug and made it to work on 1.5 cyclinders. The bad plug only fired a few times every mile. I normaly carry a set of extra plugs, but donated them at bike week to a guy who needed a set. I am going to nurse it home and put in a helicoil. Has anyone had any good or bad experance with these ? I assume you have to take the head off to install the kit.