Home › Forum › Ask A Member › Stripped Spark Plug Hole? › Reply To: Stripped Spark Plug Hole?
Ok, I see the helicoil kit is $22 on amazon. Looks like cheaper ones out there but mixed reviews. That with the price of the new gasket, I may just buy a new head then IF I can find one for less than the kit. My wife asked me again, WHY did you pull this thing apart when it ran? I don’t get it? I started to explain how one cylinder was shot, and the other not good and she’s like, wait, wait, I don’t need to know. Just forget it. Haha. BTW, I was encouraged to see the water pump peeing water nicely. Before I replaced it you had to put your hand under it to tell if anything was coming out.
This engine and new hobby has taught me a lot so far. We have a 25 year old Larson runabout in beautiful condition with a 115 HP Yamaha that I bought 5 years ago to take the kids tubing. All I’ve ever done to it is make sure it has plenty of Yamalube in the blend tank. Just the other day I was thinking, geez, I probably should have replaced the gear lube several years ago at least.