DrafterX
Friday, October 15, 2010 11:18:19 AM
Hey man,

Have you ever changed the plugs in your Cobra.?? Bought some for the wife's car last weekend and decided I was gonna need more time than I had to get it done... looks like a hassle...

tj2001cobra
Friday, October 15, 2010 11:24:36 AM

Hey man,

Have you ever changed the plugs in your Cobra.?? Bought some for the wife's car last weekend and decided I was gonna need more time than I had to get it done... looks like a hassle...

DrafterX wrote:

I haven't done it personally, no, but apparently my cobra is trying to change them itself...

Just found out last month that one of the plugs blew out of the block 🤬 . Haven't had it looked at yet but I really dont want to have to replace the GD head.

DrafterX
Friday, October 15, 2010 11:27:28 AM
😱 oh man... are you talking about the threads..?? a Heli-Coil should fix it fairly easy... drilling it out and catching all the shavings is the tricky part....
tj2001cobra
Friday, October 15, 2010 12:54:32 PM

😱 oh man... are you talking about the threads..?? a Heli-Coil should fix it fairly easy... drilling it out and catching all the shavings is the tricky part....

DrafterX wrote:

The head is aluminum on the 4v Cobras from '01. Was told it was a crapshoot if it would hold or not.

I haven't checked the plug to see ifthe threads are on it or not. I was told that it could have just been loose and would possible screw back in, but I'm not a mechanic. I'll take it somewhere eventually.

DrafterX
Friday, October 15, 2010 2:11:36 PM
it's possible it just came unscrewed.. that has happened before.. one thing I've learned so far is the engine has to be cold before you start replacing plugs and stuff...you can shred the aluminum real easy if it's warm... I'm thinking I may let someone else work on it too... just in case someting bad happens...
grmcooper
Friday, October 15, 2010 7:08:38 PM

I haven't done it personally, no, but apparently my cobra is trying to change them itself...

Just found out last month that one of the plugs blew out of the block 🤬 . Haven't had it looked at yet but I really dont want to have to replace the GD head.

tj2001cobra wrote:

Please tell me you have been driving it every day....