Re: A little helicoil advice

[johnyrude200]

If you use a regular helicoil, it can break off and cause pre-ignition. I posted a pic of a motor of mine that had the repair done improperly by a now out of business marina, and the evidence is pretty compelling to use the save-a-thread kit (I’ve used that many times and it works great). I do recommend removing the head during the install though to avoid metal shavings getting in the cylinder.

Not the type of job you want to screw up by taking the easy route!