Thread: Read my plug

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What do you suppose happened to the tip? Hope there aren't any fragments in #1 cylinder! I suppose if it wore down over time, it would be ok?
Not suprised about the hired help either! I remember my mom taking her car in for an oil change, and it coming back leaking oil. The jerks used an air wratchet set to high on the oil plug, and then had the audacity to say it was leaking before she took it in. Same with my wife, she took our car in for a flat tire repair, and they convinced her it needed an alignment, but only did the front end(it was a four wheel steering Honda prelude!) They also told her it needed brakes, thank god she didn't authorize that, since they were less than a year old and brand new! Some mechanics are unscupulous, yet some are great, once found, friends for life!

Uhhhh, that looks like a grenade job on 'ol number one. The frags eventually make their way out but not without leaving some marks in general. But if she's running good count your blessings and go with it.

I might be inclined to roll #1 up to TDC and put some vacuum at the plug port to make sure no big frags are left.

Kitz

I showed the plug to my son today, he just shook his head and said "I didn't think it would be that bad". He also was wondering what happened to the pieces.
I had it on TDC and the piston was really wet, I'm hoping the pieces got washed out by themselves.
This hired man had the head off and took it in to have it milled and put it all back together and it ran OK, funny he didn't replace the plug before he put the bracket back on. Oh, another thing, after he got done the "Check Engine" light comes on after a few miles, I'm thinking it's from a vacuum line that didn't get put on.