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Clem Clement · 08-31-2012, 10:41 AM

yesterday I cleaned my spark plugs.
I was thinking about my late Uncle Raeman who taught me all I know, low these many years ago. Uncle Raeman helped me thru life before and after my Daddy died when I was 19. He taught me how to clean the plugs using a brass wire brush. He then said to always squirt oil in each cylinder to help soften any buildups. He also put oil on each plug's thread for easy tightening. He felt the oil helped seal the plug thread. Certainly on a horizonal head like a Chrysler product, if the plug was loose the oil would bubble as the engine ran. He also coached to never put the same plug back in its hole. Sometimes, if the rear cylinder was oil soaked, he made sure that plug went in a good cylinder. These were the 50's when replacement was the last option.
clem

08-31-2012, 10:41 AM	#1
Clem Clement Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,406	cleaning spark plugs: Process yesterday I cleaned my spark plugs. I was thinking about my late Uncle Raeman who taught me all I know, low these many years ago. Uncle Raeman helped me thru life before and after my Daddy died when I was 19. He taught me how to clean the plugs using a brass wire brush. He then said to always squirt oil in each cylinder to help soften any buildups. He also put oil on each plug's thread for easy tightening. He felt the oil helped seal the plug thread. Certainly on a horizonal head like a Chrysler product, if the plug was loose the oil would bubble as the engine ran. He also coached to never put the same plug back in its hole. Sometimes, if the rear cylinder was oil soaked, he made sure that plug went in a good cylinder. These were the 50's when replacement was the last option. clem