My "new" mx-6

hectical · 5-4-08, 16:52

it's my second one. I have been driving an mx-6 1988 for about 3 years now. problems here and there but i love the car. about a week ago i got another one. this guy that had seen my car asked me if i wanted to et parts from another one he had before he had it junked. i said sure and when i saw it i told him that i would pay him what the junk yard was going to give him. i gave him 200 bucks.

Anyway, this car drove for about 4 miles before i called AAA to take it all the way to my house. i swear i can make it work properly again but i would like some help from the awesome people here at MX6.com.

it heats up really fast and it wont go on afterthat. about an hour ago i changed the oil which was really dark, i put in a new oil and air filter, and i am changing the spark plugs which were pretty burnt out. the reason why i haven't finished is because one of the spark plugs has a added treading on it and i have never seen that done before. the second socket for the plugs has been altered for whatever reason and the plug i have for it is too thin. i haven't look it up much yet does anyone know where i can get such a thing? also, does anyway have any other suggestions as to what i should changed before i go on with this car? any help is very much appreciated. thanks in advance.

**compnut21** · 5-4-08, 16:58

take it off the spark plug and put it on the new one. its called a heli-coil, and its not supposed to come out of your head. you have to use them when some asshat strips the sparkplug threading. i have one on my #2 cyl.

hectical · 5-5-08, 12:39

well, thanks for the advice but i tried taking it off and it's as if the sealant was placed on the spark plug instead of the head. i grabbed it with two preasure pliers and for the love of me i couldn't get it off. I'm a strong guy too. is there a specific brand of heli-coil you recommend to try that whole process again? and is it hard to put it in? i saw one at pep-boys about a hour ago and it was like 30 bucks and it recommended for me to take the head off first to do it. any more suggestions? I'll take any advice. i really want to fix this car. : )

**compnut21** · 5-5-08, 19:14

well heli-coil actually is a brand, but you can put it on without the head being removed. i did it

. also if your old one came out, you wont need to tap/cut the hole, so it shouldn't matter if your head is on or off. just thread in a new one, and a new spark plug.

hectical · 5-6-08, 21:45

thanks a lot. i'll follow your advice since it makes a lot of sense. thanks again.

**compnut21** · 5-6-08, 21:57

wow, i made sense? thats doesn't make sense.

5-4-08, 16:52	#1 (permalink)
hectical Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: los angeles, CA, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (0)	My "new" mx-6 it's my second one. I have been driving an mx-6 1988 for about 3 years now. problems here and there but i love the car. about a week ago i got another one. this guy that had seen my car asked me if i wanted to et parts from another one he had before he had it junked. i said sure and when i saw it i told him that i would pay him what the junk yard was going to give him. i gave him 200 bucks. Anyway, this car drove for about 4 miles before i called AAA to take it all the way to my house. i swear i can make it work properly again but i would like some help from the awesome people here at MX6.com. it heats up really fast and it wont go on afterthat. about an hour ago i changed the oil which was really dark, i put in a new oil and air filter, and i am changing the spark plugs which were pretty burnt out. the reason why i haven't finished is because one of the spark plugs has a added treading on it and i have never seen that done before. the second socket for the plugs has been altered for whatever reason and the plug i have for it is too thin. i haven't look it up much yet does anyone know where i can get such a thing? also, does anyway have any other suggestions as to what i should changed before i go on with this car? any help is very much appreciated. thanks in advance.

5-4-08, 16:58	#2 (permalink)
compnut21 Needs more pie. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA iTrader: (5)	take it off the spark plug and put it on the new one. its called a heli-coil, and its not supposed to come out of your head. you have to use them when some asshat strips the sparkplug threading. i have one on my #2 cyl.
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5-5-08, 19:14	#4 (permalink)
compnut21 Needs more pie. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA iTrader: (5)	well heli-coil actually is a brand, but you can put it on without the head being removed. i did it . also if your old one came out, you wont need to tap/cut the hole, so it shouldn't matter if your head is on or off. just thread in a new one, and a new spark plug.
	89 GT 4WS/Megasquirt/FE3/Needs harnesses and fluids. My FE3T Project

5-6-08, 21:57	#6 (permalink)
compnut21 Needs more pie. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA iTrader: (5)	wow, i made sense? thats doesn't make sense.
	89 GT 4WS/Megasquirt/FE3/Needs harnesses and fluids. My FE3T Project

5-5-08, 12:39	#3 (permalink)
hectical Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: los angeles, CA, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (0)	well, thanks for the advice but i tried taking it off and it's as if the sealant was placed on the spark plug instead of the head. i grabbed it with two preasure pliers and for the love of me i couldn't get it off. I'm a strong guy too. is there a specific brand of heli-coil you recommend to try that whole process again? and is it hard to put it in? i saw one at pep-boys about a hour ago and it was like 30 bucks and it recommended for me to take the head off first to do it. any more suggestions? I'll take any advice. i really want to fix this car. : )

5-6-08, 21:45	#5 (permalink)
hectical Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: los angeles, CA, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (0)	thanks a lot. i'll follow your advice since it makes a lot of sense. thanks again.