[T3] Spark plug blown out of #4 cylinder

[C. Rochambeau]

I had a spark plug let go like that after a few years of tightening the
plugs to listed torque settings. Now I just aim for snug, not over tight.

Curtis

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Dave Hall <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:

> I once had one blow out after doing a service on the Fastback.  I can only
> assume the plug wasn't fully tightened and worked loose.  It was idling for
> quite a while before heading out for a road test.  There was no sign of
> thread damage and it didn't happen again.
>
> Dave.
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Norman
> Roush
> Sent: 18 July 2011 22:41
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Spark plug blown out of #4 cylinder
>
> My '68 FI Sqbk blew out the spark plug from its #4 cylinder.  Why would
> this
> happen?  Car was running fine just before it happened.  It probably needed
> a
> valve job but would this affect the SP?   Just asking.
>
> Thanks,
> Norman
> Sunnyvale, CA
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