The steel plug may have galled (cold-welded) to the aluminum head. To avoid this in the future, use one of those anti-sieze crayons on the threads, and torque to spec (14-22 ft-lb -- I'd stick with 14 due to the lubricant effect of the anti-sieze).
The steel plug may have galled (cold-welded) to the aluminum head. To avoid this in the future, use one of those anti-sieze crayons on the threads, and torque to spec (14-22 ft-lb -- I'd stick with 14 due to the lubricant effect of the anti-sieze).
1987 Dodge Ram 50 4G54 RWD longbed ("Elmo")
1979 Lancia Beta Zagato spider ("Lola")
1982 Lancia Beta Zagato spider ("Luigi")
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