Sparkplug Problem
 

So I had bad luck today.

I messed up a spark plug really badly. Can you guess how?

http://www.revscene.net/forums/pictu...pictureid=2940

It messed me up pretty good too.

http://www.revscene.net/forums/pictu...pictureid=2942

Please don't chuck your old spark plugs into the streets.

Tomorrow: getting laughed out of tire shops hoping they can patch it.

Friday: Ordering two new tires.

dont think that can be patched
thats more like a hole in ur tire than a puncture.

You've obviously not seen the size of the patches that are available now.

LOL
http://www.revscene.net/forums/custo...tar46862_1.gif

lol, gave me a good chuckle.

I guess I'll find out. The funny thing is that it's holding air, maybe a micro leak.

Anyone want to buy a studded tire for winter?

no i have not, but would u trust a big hole patched up by a thin piece of rubber? i sure wouldn't, especially considering what kind of tire the op has.

Depends. If it were a combination patch with a big enough stem, I might run it.

Based on the tread depth of the photo, that tire needs to be replaced anyways.

Damn, what the fuck! Big ass hole, don't think it's patchable from the looks of it.

That can be repaired. Not plugged reliably but it can be patched from the inside.

lol i like how you first taped the area around it as to add the suspense and then you show us its in your tire completely changing the topic from "how the fuck did the spark plug melt like that?" to "how the fuck did that end up in your tire and you didn't die?"

LOL now thats something we dont see everyday



your sidewall rubber is aging, you barely have any treads left. You need new tires son

damn -.-
what suprises me even more is that this kinda hole can be patched -.-

Like I said, if you can find one with a big enough stem, it should be OK.

http://www.i-car.com/graphics/about_...size/fig_3.jpg

The tire is now patched and on the rear (FWD).

What kind of patch/plug did they use?

It looked like 2" diameter with a 1/4" stem. I didn't watch them put it on. It was a busy Saturday, so I just left the wheel with them for a few hours. They also put a heat lamp on it to check for leaks when stressed.

Less than $40 with taxes. I'm happy, it takes the pressure off finding new tires right away.

Oh, and it was a complete spark plug. I half expected the ceramic part to have broken.

why would you want to patch a bald tire?

^ Plenty of reasons.

-it's still good
-you save a shit ton of money waiting for deals to come up on tires (remember the half price RS-2's and RE01R's at TireRack?)
-he probably hasn't done a whole lot of research into what tire he wants next and that takes time, time that he doesn't have if this is his daily driver.
-it's almost time for winter tires anyway, which is another reason why it'd be kinda dumb to drop the $700-800 on a set of decent 235/17's all of a sudden, when it could be a couple hundred bucks off in the spring, or through the winter.

lol yeah chuckles were had

Yup, those are the best patches. Plugs prevent air from cavitating between the plies and this style can't get ripped out (like regular plugs).