Dean Pichon
Well Known Member
I'm doing the first condition inspection since the switch to auto plugs (and PMags). In some cases, the brass thread reducers come out with the plug. Sometimes, the plug comes out and the reducer stays in the engine. So here are my questions:
- When replacing a plug, do you typically remove both the plug and the reducer and install new crush washers everywhere?
- If the reducer stays behind, do you remove it to add a new crush washer?
- When you torque the new plug, what torque is used? I destroyed an insert by attempting to torque it to 35ft-lbs. (There was no plug in the reducer which may have been a mistake.) I destoyed a second reducer when I attempted to remove it from the plug after having removed the plug.
- Finally, where can I get more reducers and are they all brass?