He's already broken the insulator. At this point, it's out or it's trash.

I agree though. I don't recall ever rectifying a small engine problem with a plug change, certainly not in handheld equipment. I do make a habit of removing them from time to time (at least once a season) to check the engine's tune, but most won't do so.

I've got a little Homelite saw whose plug is always extremely difficult to remove, even if not overtightened in the first place. The scrench is not enough to get it out... I should probably anti-seize that one next time....

J

your think a can of dust stuff your computer held sideways would freeze it?

you guys trying to get me killed by putting it in the freezer........well she is going away for the weekend. lol

"I don't recall ever rectifying a small engine problem with a plug change"

I have. An old string trimmer. Plug may have been original, and it was about 20 years old. Finally got the plug out and both the ground wire and the center electrode were almost totally eaten away.

Yet, it would still run.... sort of.

I replaced the plug, flushed it out really well, replaced the fuel line, and it's still running like a champ. Only now it's about 30 years old.


"your think a can of dust stuff your computer held sideways would freeze it?"

You can try it, but normaly it won't give you the kind of long-term cooling of the parts that you need to effectively break the weld.

Once you get that plug out of there, get yourself a tube of anti-sieze grease. It makes life a lot easier.

ok guys...freeze or heat? I could just throw it away but I'm up for the challenge...........fyi i went to start it this weekend and the pull start cord came out and woudnt go back in...a little lube fixed that. LOL.....did I mention that i paid 3 bucks for the blower.LOL........yea I'm cheap.....it worked fine last summer........it hummmmmmed.

(letting the lock freeze sit until tomorrow morning before i go nutz on it_

I already voted heat. HOT. TIMES TWO.

Goal is to cycle the head and plug base metals through a hot/cold extreme to try and break the bond between the two. And a torch is "so easy" compared to freezing it... And more controllable.

But I like it HOT HOT HOT.

(isn't there some kind of music that goes here? hot hot hot...)

Get some ATF and acetone, mix 50/50, pour it on the threads/thread area.

Do you have a wood workbench? Use some scrap wood and screw it to your bench. Now you have a vice.

Let the ATF mix work for 24 hours. Use a 6 pt socket, and if needed a cheater bar. Can you get a pipe wrench or vice grips on it? Put a cheater bar on either.

If it don't come out, toss it.

JMO..good luck...notnew...

Doesn't it separate?

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A 3 foot pipe??

If it's that tight, you might as well go to the store
now, and get a plug HeliCoil kit....

You're gonna need it

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"Doesn't it separate?"....no more than any other product. I put it in a plastic spray bottle, shake before spraying. Sometimes the acetone does not play nice with some plastic.

FWIW...a good old boy on a tractor form has been beating his chest for years on this mix. I saw something on the web (true??IDK) that backed up his claim.

FWIW2..I have a can of PBBlaster in the garage, but started using ATF-mix 4-5 years ago. I had the stuff onsite and figured why not try. While each time is different, it "seems" to work faster, especially if the mix can sit and cook vs. a spray on/drip off thing, but you need time to let it work.

In the case of the OP, bolt that sucker down on a bench somehow or another with the plug pointing up. Mix and pour into the plug area. Come back later. With a socket and wrench try and tighten the plug just a bit, then try to remove. If all else fails, clean area w/brake cleaner and bring out the heat.

YMMV...notnew...

Fine if you don't pull too hard...