How To Fix a Stripped Spark Plug Hole with Helicoil Sav-A-Thread

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
  • Watch this fascinating and instructional video as I attempt to fix my blown-up Zuma scooter after the spark plug popped out of the head! Join me on this DIY adventure as I take apart the scooter, use a thread chaser to fix the threads, and insert new Sav-A-Thread insert. I share valuable tips, like using RTV for sealing and ensuring a clean work environment. Will my repair efforts succeed? Watch to find out!
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  • @vfrxdownunder
    @vfrxdownunder Рік тому +4

    I blew two sparkplugs out of my VFR800X...and the helicoil's saved me. 5000km on & 95k on the clock, and going strong :)

  • @grapemustard881
    @grapemustard881 Рік тому +3

    love this. i've never had much luck with helicoils, but mine were those little windy spring looking ones, not a solid piece like that.

    • @wobblysauce
      @wobblysauce Рік тому

      This wasnt solid.

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  Рік тому +1

      The insert was solid. It was like a light version of a Time Sert. But about $200 less expensive. Probably more like a halfway between the spring wire and a full-on time-sert.

    • @wobblysauce
      @wobblysauce Рік тому

      Intresting...

  • @TheDervMan
    @TheDervMan Рік тому +1

    I always wondered how these were installed 🔧👍🏻

  • @dirkmohrmann8960
    @dirkmohrmann8960 Рік тому +1

    I have a helicoiled spark plug in a high compression 944cc engine, 2,000 miles and so far so good. If installed correctly, it should be stronger than before

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  Рік тому

      Thats my hope! The time sert tools cost more than a whole new motor!

  • @FlesHBoX
    @FlesHBoX Рік тому +1

    Sick wheelie man!

  • @gunn00r
    @gunn00r Рік тому +1

    Thanks Sponsors You!

  • @JoeGoeMotorcycleAdventures
    @JoeGoeMotorcycleAdventures Рік тому

    Nice job, and nice wheelies 🤣 Those things look goofy but im sure a blast to ride!

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  Рік тому +3

      Scooters are pure fun!

    • @deauvilledad07
      @deauvilledad07 Рік тому

      Great to see you fixed it Dave. 🤓 Surprised to see you riding in shorts and tea shirts though 🤔🤔

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  Рік тому +2

      It goes about the same speed as a bicycle. Probably slower, actually. But statistically speaking, bicycles, are substantially more dangerous.

  • @colinm1325
    @colinm1325 Рік тому

    So Dave, when is the release date for your new short film, "Wild Scooters"?
    Thanks for the fix😊

  • @CarlWilliams-u3y
    @CarlWilliams-u3y 8 місяців тому

    Use loctite high strength sealer. Get the highest strength and temperature. A Timesert kit is better. It locks the insert in. Thread-saver kits can pop out. They rely on the swaging tool. Get the piston at tdc on compression stroke to avoid bending valves. Then back the piston down some. Use loctite high strength sealer at the highest strength and temperature. Green is the highest temperature and strength.

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  8 місяців тому

      A timesert is indeed better but the kits cost more than a complete new head.

  • @stonehammercreations2705
    @stonehammercreations2705 Рік тому +1

    I don't think he understood the assignment... You don't need grease in the flutes in that circumstance.

    • @matthewreichlin4993
      @matthewreichlin4993 Рік тому

      Yeah, that's what I was thinking. A little lubricant for sure, but no need for it if you're doing it off the engine. But, I guess a good example for people so they get the idea if they're doing it on the vehicle. And I guess it saves clean up

  • @warrenjrose
    @warrenjrose Рік тому

    Love the music!

  • @Eastcoast_Rds
    @Eastcoast_Rds Рік тому

    the question is, are you trail braking on that thing ?? hahah just saw the jump cut lol

  • @malarona
    @malarona Рік тому

    wowww... that's seen fun...yeeehaaa😂😂😂.. keep it happy Dave..

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  Рік тому +1

      Scooters are a right ol' giggle (as they say!)

  • @4DMASTR
    @4DMASTR Рік тому

    I have had to re-repair several of those on trucks. It will probably hold up on a scooter though 🤞

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  Рік тому +3

      I’d it fails I’ll just do another big bore kit. The whole kit is less than $200

    • @4DMASTR
      @4DMASTR Рік тому +1

      @CanyonChasers another reason why scooters are so great!

  • @Sway8998
    @Sway8998 Рік тому

    Nice wheelie & FJ60 in the background… random question: what happened to the moto station shop in Murray? Did they move somewhere else?

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  Рік тому +1

      I chose that location for a very specific reason. 😎 It was a great shop. Not sure how much I can say publically, but nobody wanted it to go away and nothing nefarious caused them to close.

    • @Sway8998
      @Sway8998 Рік тому

      @@CanyonChasers Thank you for taking the time to reply back.. and that’s too bad about the shop. That was honestly the only motorcycle shop I trust in both Utah & Salt Lake counties. Now just stuck dealing with the rest. Maybe your garage could be the beginning of moto station 2.0?? 😅

  • @anotheryoutuber_
    @anotheryoutuber_ Рік тому

    scooters are great! always think about selling my motorcycle and turning it into a few scooters so the whole gang can mob around.

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  Рік тому +1

      I love them! Ours gets used more than any other bike. I sucked not having it the last two weeks.

  • @xynostasos9022
    @xynostasos9022 6 місяців тому

    The last 2 turns (out of 13) of the spark plug threads were stripped on my engine. Using a little more force than usual, I could install the new spark plug in and engine runs fine. Do you think I should remove it now and fix it? Is there a chance that all threads will be stripped the next time I try to remove that spark plug?

  • @jerryjensen9500
    @jerryjensen9500 Рік тому +1

    I helicoiled a B52 engine in 1975, and still wonder if it blew up.

  • @TMCmakes
    @TMCmakes Рік тому +5

    Like this comment if you think Dave needs to put a battery in the Zuma to make it easier for Mrs Canyonchaser to start it.

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  Рік тому

      It'll just die again this next winter. Zuma's eat batteries.

    • @warrenjrose
      @warrenjrose Рік тому

      @@CanyonChasers I can't figure out how to keep them alive. My battery is so dead the horn doesn't work.

    • @TMCmakes
      @TMCmakes Рік тому

      @@CanyonChasers shorai is literally a channel sponsor. why not just disconnect it for the winter? It's 2 screws and a battery clamp. Or an occasional trickle charger hookup.

    • @grapemustard881
      @grapemustard881 Рік тому

      @@CanyonChasers even plugged in?

  • @1050cc
    @1050cc Рік тому

    It works 👌👏👏👏🤗 Only thing left to do... some minor adjustments of controls from seat to throttle 😆👍

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  Рік тому +1

      We're always tyring to adjust those!

    • @1050cc
      @1050cc Рік тому

      @@CanyonChasers not havin a pop just commenting on yr "spirited" riding 😆👍

    • @TMCmakes
      @TMCmakes Рік тому +1

      @@1050cc he had to shoot in the opposite direction as the woman pushing the stroller because she was going faster than he was in that shot. :P

  • @tinymotogarage
    @tinymotogarage Рік тому +1

    The beauty of 2-smokers. That was the pro fix but chewing gum, cigarette filters and a fart also works.

    • @CanyonChasers
      @CanyonChasers  Рік тому +1

      You really gotta' love how simple they are!