If you go the route Max suggests - you might want to put some grease on the
drill
bit to hold the filings and clean it off every once in a while and regrease it.
This will keep a lot of the crap from falling in when you reach bottom.
Rick
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Max Heim wrote:
> Oh boy. If the plugs haven't been changed in 14 years, maybe you should
> check the oil... <g>.
>
> Seriously, are you saying the spark plug snapped off below the hex? Jeepers.
> That should still leave about 1/2 inch of the threaded part in the hole. My
> only suggestion is to flood it with penetrating oil like PB Blaster (not
> WD40), wait overnight, and then drill the center about 1/4 - 3/8 inch deep
> for an Easy-Out. If you don't drill all the way through you won't dump
> anything into the cylinder.
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