Cross threaded spark plug

[Frank Enstein]

They are only bad in comparison to an old type Ford starter.
3 bolts no shims and much lighter.
And no solenoid on the starter.

Frank's starter was 2 bolts and no shims and it was little!

 

[Schurkey]

Worst starters I've ever installed were on Intercoursable 345/392 engines in school buses. The upper bolt is nearly impossible due to clearance problems with the frame rail. If there's a "special tool" for this, I don't know of it. If I did these more often, I'd invent the tool.

And, of course, those engines got the ignition timing checked by connecting the timing light to #8 instead of #1, which used to throw a lot of newbies.

 

[Frank Enstein]

#8 is just weird. People lose their minds when I use #6 when I time my Pontiac.

 

[RichLo]

How is the OP's progress coming?

 

[0xDEADBEEF]

Worst set of plugs I ever did was my '99 Trans Am. I still remember that battle with #8.

I don't remember any terrible starter battles. Maybe I'm lucky. My LX470 the intake manifold has to come off to replace the starter. Brilliant. I haven't had to do it yet.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

I would have killed for a ratcheting wrench for that bolt.

Yep, a 2' extension helped tremendously

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

If you're really fouked:
www.amazon.com/Heli-Coil-Helicoil-5334-14-Thread-Repair/dp/B0002SRF4O/ref=sr_1_12?

That reminds me of when we had an Olds in the shop with the "Rocket (I think) Ultra High Compression" aluminum heads. We were setting timing on it when a spark plug shot out of the head and hit the wall in the next bay. Had to use a similar Heli-coil kit. But that was pretty common on those heads.

 

[AuroraGirl]

heres an ac delco(NGK) iridum, do not ever ever ever ever ever touch with a gapping tool or try to read its gap. 41-101 ac delco is the pn and they come at .060. your 4.3 has a plug that prob is like this but a diff number

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yours also set at .060 with a 41-993

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Otherwise the rapidfire and the copper here can be gapped

There is a double platinum that can be touched apparently.

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I wouldnt use it tho, I dont trust them, lol

 

[AuroraGirl]

sometimes the box of plugs gets dropped or they're just not quite right.

Damn laying on the burn for autolite today!

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Damn laying on the burn for autolite today!

We sold AC, Champion, Autolite, and Motorcraft, had customers at the parts store that liked the different brands. I remember having plugs from all of them that occasionally came in damaged, had some with no threads on them. Parts warehouse people were notorious for dropping stuff too.